Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 12, 1987No. 04-86-00403-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUTTS, Justice.
Following a mistrial, appellant was retried and convicted of intentionally and knowingly causing serious bodily injury to a child. TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.04(a)(1) (Vernon Supp.1987). The trial court assessed punishment at 60 years’ imprisonment.
On July 25, 1985, appellant was baby-sitting the two year old child of his girlfriend. The child, Charles Allen Friend, was immersed in a tub of hot water, resulting in severe burns over the lower 49% of his body. The child was subsequently hospitalized and died. The points of error raised are: first, whether the trial court…
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