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Payton v. State

Citations

  • 106 S.W.3d 326
  • 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 3782
  • 2003 WL 2004363

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  • recognizing jury could reasonably infer defendant caused serious bodily injury to child by fading to provide medical treatment for blunt force trauma to child’s head and abdomen
  • recognizing jury could reasonably infer defendant caused serious bodily injury to child by failing to provide medical treatment for blunt force trauma to child's head and abdomen
  • acknowledging that the Dusek court relied on a lack of prior serious injury in holding that appellant did not act knowingly
  • acknowledging that the Dusek court relied on a lack of prior serious injury in holding that appellant did not act knowingly
  • holding evidence legally sufficient when doctor testified child may have lived, although possibly with long-term health problems, if he had received medical care shortly after the injury instead of ten to twelve hours later
  • finding sufficient evidence to uphold a defendant’s conviction for injury to a child by omission where medical witness testified that it was possible the child victim would have survived if he had received medical care in a timely manner

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Judges: Cayce, Dauphinot, Livingston, Panela

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