State v. Hopper

WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., Judge.

A jury convicted Eric L. Hopper (“Appellant”) of second-degree murder in violation of section 565.021 1 and abuse of a child in violation of section 568.060. 2 Appellant was sentenced to two concurrent terms of twenty years’ imprisonment. This appeal followed. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Factual and Procedural History

Because Appellant challenges the sufficiency of evidence establishing the cause of the victim’s death, it is necessary for us to review in some detail the evidence adduced at trial. The following evidence is summarized in the light most…