JACKSON v. STATE

No. 64154.

652 S.W.2d 415 (1983)

Illeane JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

June 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Tyson, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Bill Warren, Dist. Atty., Center, Robert Huttash, State's Atty. and Alfred Walker, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

An indictment was returned against appellant charging her with knowingly and intentionally causing the death of her daughter, LaTonya Jackson, by striking the child on the head with her elbows. A motion for change of venue was granted and the case was moved from Panola County to Shelby County. The jury returned a guilty verdict and assessed punishment at fifteen years.

The facts are as follow. On October 21, 1977, at 2:00 p...

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