Sapeu v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury convicted Paul Sapeu of two counts of cruelty to children. The convictions stemmed from Sapeu’s actions in disciplining his son by pouring scalding water over the child’s body and failing to seek medical attention for the resulting burns. Sapeu appeals the trial court’s judgment of conviction and denial of his motion for new trial. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

1. We note initially that although Sapeu is represented by counsel on appeal, he “has nevertheless submitted a pro se filing, enumerating [five] errors allegedly committed by the trial court. Our State…