State v. Sellen

liGASKINS, Judge.

The defendant, Rebecca Carol Sellen, was originally charged with attempted second degree murder for the brutal and life-threatening beating of her infant son. Following a jury trial, she was convicted of attempted manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years at hard labor. She appeals, raising four assignments of error. We affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.

FACTS

At approximately 4 p.m. on October 26, 1993, Sergeant Judy Humble of the Monroe Police Department responded to a suspected child abuse case at the emergency room of St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe. Upon her…