State v. Hines

Christopher J. Hines (“Defendant”) was found guilty by a jury of the class C felony of child abuse, see section 568.060, and sentenced to a term of fifteen years’ incarceration in the Department of Corrections.1 On appeal, Defendant makes two claims: first, the evidence was insufficient to establish that he inflicted cruel and inhuman punishment and that he did so knowingly, and, second, the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree as a lesser-included offense. Finding no merit in either claim, we affirm.

Factual and…