Opinion

Morales v. State

  • 853 S.W.2d 583
  • 1993 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 105
  • 1993 WL 160028
Court
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Filed
May 19, 1993
Status
Published
Author
Miller
On the bench
Campbell, Miller, Clinton
Cited by
78 cases

holding jury could rely on “medical evidence that ‘several slammings,’ and ‘significant force,’ as well as a ‘great deal of force,’ was required to produce the child’s severe injuries” to infer intent to cause child serious bodily injury

How later courts described this case

  • holding jury could rely on “medical evidence that ‘several slammings,’ and ‘significant force,’ as well as a ‘great deal of force,’ was required to produce the child’s severe injuries” to infer intent to cause child serious bodily injury

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

MILLER, Judge,

concurring.

I believe that since the definitions of knowingly and intentionally were restricted to result in the court’s charge, the “engage in conduct” language did not mislead the jury. If appellant was concerned about how the jury might construe that language, then final argument would be the time to clear that up. With these remarks, I concur.

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