State v. Hanson

OPINION

in which JANICE M. HOLDER, C.J., WILLIAM M. BARKER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined.

The defendant, charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse, was convicted only upon the second count. While upholding the propriety of the jury instructions, the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed, ruling that the state had failed to establish that the defendant had knowingly inflicted the injuries. We granted review in order to determine whether the evidence was sufficient to establish that the defendant acted knowingly and by non-accidental means. Because the trial court…