Britain, Samantha Amity

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0175-13

SAMANTHA AMITY BRITAIN, Appellant

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS,

GUADALUPE COUNTY

Womack, J., delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.

A jury convicted the appellant of manslaughter and injury to a child for recklessly causing the death of her step-daughter. The Fourth Court of Appeals held that there was insufficient evidence that the appellant was "aware of but consciously disregard[ed] a substantial and unjustifiable risk" as required to prove recklessness. Accordingly, the Fourth Court…