State v. Martin

SAUNDERS, Judge.

On January 30, 2007, the Vernon Parish Grand Jury indicted Defendant, Ron Stewart Martin, with one count of second degree murder. Prior to trial, Defendant waived his right to a jury trial and moved to proceed via bench trial. Following trial on the merits, the trial court found Defendant guilty of manslaughter, in violation of La.R.S. 14:31.

Defendant now appeals his conviction.1 We affirm.

FACTS:

On November 25, 2006, Gladys Martin, a ten-week old infant, sustained injuries that caused her mother, Sheila Newhouse, to transport her to Beauregard Hospital. The doctors at…