Foshee v. State

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the beating death of his wife. Although he contended that the injuries were caused by a fall while she was intoxicated, the autopsy findings according to the state’s pathologist were not consistent with a fall but were consistent with injuries inflicted by a fist or hand. A pathologist called by appellant attempted to discredit the state’s expert but could not attribute the numerous injuries to one fall. Appellant also testified that she suffered a fall on the previous night while moving some furniture…