Thompson v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendants appeal their conviction in a joint trial for aggravated battery of their infant son.

1. Defendants contend that the evidence of injuries was insufficient as a matter of law to support convictions of aggravated battery.

The evidence shows that the defendants brought their nine-week-old male infant to a hospital emergency room near death as attempts at resuscitation failed. Defendant Boyd, the mother, told hospital personnel that the baby had fallen off a bed and stopped breathing. Physical examination, x-rays, and an autopsy revealed that it,had abrasions and…