State v. Green

Defendant John Green appeals from a conviction of manslaughter,' urging as his sole ground for reversal that the evidence which is entirely circumstantial is insufficient to sustain the conviction.

The amended information charged Green with the killing of a 2-year-old Negro child, Maxine Frances Morrison, nicknamed Mackie. The charge was alternative, the first ground being essentially an assault leading to death, the second being a culpable failure to provide medical attention for the assaulted child.

The trial was to the court, defendant having waived his right to a jury. At the conclusion of…