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· 12/9/2005

in the Interest of J.P.B., a Child

Citations

  • 180 S.W.3d 570
  • 49 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 208
  • 2005 Tex. LEXIS 912

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that factfinder was entitled to disbelieve father’s testimony that he did not know how his child was injured
  • recognizing that the appellate court defers to the factfinder on witness credibility issues
  • holding that evidence that parents were child’s only caregivers and that injuries did not occur all at once and were the result of ongoing mistreatment was legally sufficient to support termination of parents’ rights
  • observing that the court of appeals “correctly held” that appellant failed to preserve a legal sufficiency “no evidence point” by one of these methods
  • noting that witness credibility issues that depend on appearance and demeanor “cannot be weighed by the appellate court; the witnesses are not present”
  • noting that witness credibility issues that depend on appearance and demeanor “cannot be weighed by the appellate court; the witnesses are not present”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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