Norwood v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Cassandra Norwood appeals her convictions for crimes related to the death of her newborn child, Josiah Lucas Norwood.1 In her sole enumeration, Appellant alleges that the trial court erred by admitting her two statements made to law enforcement officers. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury's verdicts, the record shows that, at the time of the incident, unbeknownst to her family and the father of the child, Appellant was 40 weeks pregnant (full term). She was also unemployed and living at her parents' house along…