Proveaux v. State

Hall, Justice.

Carl Proveaux was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of the ten-month-old son of his girl friend, and appeals arguing that the child’s death was an accident.

The trial evidence showed that the child died from injuries received while in Proveaux’ care. Proveaux admitted to an investigator that he had abused the child on previous occasions, but maintained to the investigator and at trial that he had been changing its diaper and when he left the room for a moment it had fallen from the sofa onto the floor. He testified that it was gasping for breath, and he slapped it a…