McKay v. Texas (original by judge meyers)
Annotate this CaseAppellant Cody McKay was convicted of injury to a child with the culpable mental state of criminal negligence after spilling hot water on the back of the two-year-old victim. Appellant was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, which was then suspended, and he was subsequently placed on community supervision for five years. Appellant appealed ,arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. The court of appeals affirmed. The Court of Criminal Appeals granted Appellant’s petition for discretionary review to consider whether the court of appeals erred in determining there was sufficient evidence of Appellant’s criminal negligence. After review, the Court concluded the evidence was insufficient to support Appellant’s conviction, and reversed the court of appeals and vacated the conviction.
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