Legal Opinion
Brown v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 17, 1974No. 47990PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREEN, Commissioner.
Appellant was convicted of murder with malice and the jury assessed punishment at seventeen (17) years’ imprisonment.
The record reflects that the appellant was living with the mother of the deceased child and was taking care of the child while the mother was at work. When the mother returned home from work about 2:30 A.M. on Thursday, December 23, 1971, the child, 22 months old, was unconscious. The child never regained consciousness and was not taken for medical treatment until approximately 3:30 A.M., December 25, 1971, when the appellant and the child’s mother…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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- Lanham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
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3Cited by76 opinions
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