Legal Opinion

Kohler v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided May 29, 1986No. 13-85-281-CR, 13-85-282-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellants of murdering their infant son and set punishment at ten years’ confinement probated for ten years. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.

By their first two grounds of error, appellants challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to prove the necessary intent and that lack of food and medical care caused baby Luke’s death.

We must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the State and determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. McGoldrick v. State, 682…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Penagraph v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. McGoldrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Brasfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Jackson v. State of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Sterling v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
  2. Johnston v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
  3. Juhasz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
  4. State v. Sandoval, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
  5. King v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988

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