Morris v. State

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of failure to report child abuse. Appellant pled not guilty. The jury found appellant guilty as charged and the trial court assessed punishment at 120 days confinement, probated for one year and a fine of $1,000. Appellant raises five points of error. We affirm.

In October of 1990, Ms. Virginia Blade and Ms. Anita Brown were employed as teacher’s aides for the severely and profoundly mentally retarded children at Reynolds Elementary School. These children had a tendency to get sick often, therefore, if the child…