Commonwealth v. Vining

¶ 1 The present appeals are from the judgments of sentence imposed upon Appellants, Wanda Vining and Lee Jones, following their convictions for numerous offenses stemming from the abuse of a two-and-a-half year old child who sustained injuries while in their care. Given the identical factual background and presence of common issues, resolution of both appeals can best be accomplished in a single opinion.1

¶2 The record regarding the factual background of this case reveals that on the morning of May 23, 1994, Ms. Laura Wright asked Wanda Vining and her live-in companion, Lee Jones, to baby-sit…