Coffey v. State

Opinion on Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of injury to a child. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 22.04(a)(1). A jury sentenced appellant to 50 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a $10,000 fine. The First Court of Appeals affirmed appellant’s conviction in a published opinion. Coffey v. State, 744 S.W.2d 235 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st] 1987). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review in order to determine: (1) Whether the Court of Appeals “erred when it held that it was permissible for the State to…