State v. Toennis

Steven Toennis appeals his conviction of murder in the second degree. He contends that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion for a change of venue; (2) not excusing certain jurors for cause; (3) admitting testimony concerning the "Battered Child Syndrome"; (4) admitting evidence of Toennis's prior bad acts; (5) admitting certain photographs of the deceased victim. We affirm.

Toennis was charged in Clark County Superior Court with the second degree murder of 4-year-old Jason Stonehocker. Toennis moved for a change of venue claiming that he could not receive a fair trial in Clark…