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Phelps v. State

Citations

  • 999 S.W.2d 512
  • 1999 Tex. App. LEXIS 5690
  • 1999 WL 553696

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  • holding that a hypothetically correct jury charge would not include the descriptive phrase ―with his hand‖ and that it was thus immaterial that the State never proved the appellant struck the complainant with his hand
  • holding that a hypothetically correct jury charge would not include the descriptive phrase “with his hand” and that it was thus immaterial that the State never proved the appellant struck the complainant with his hand
  • holding that injury to a child is a “result of conduct” offense
  • holding that the fact that the State did not present evidence of the manner and means alleged—striking the victim in the head with the defendant’s hand—was immaterial where the hypothetically correct jury charge would not have included the descriptive phrase “with his hand”

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Judges: III, Arnot, Wright, Dickenson

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