Louis v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

This is an appeal by Corey Don Louis of his Fannin County jury conviction for capital murder in the death of two-year-old Teddy Lawrence. 1

Because there was legally insufficient evidence that Louis intentionally or knowingly caused the death of the child, we reverse the capital murder conviction and acquit him of that charge. Due to jury charge error, we remand the case to the trial court for trial on the lesser-included offenses included in the jury charge.

I. Facts of the Case

The story of the death of the child had its genesis when Teddy and his four-year-old…