State v. Prouse

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

Robert Gene Prouse appeals his jury trial convictions of child abuse (K.S.A, 1987 Supp. 21-3609) and first-degree felony murder (K.S.A. 21-3401).

On February 15, 1987, defendant and his wife, Susan Prouse, brought their seven-week-old daughter, Felicity, to the emergency room of the Caldwell Hospital. The baby was not breathing. CPR was administered. Twenty minutes later Felicity was pronounced dead. The examining physician, Dr. Ray Stowers, observed multiple contusions and abrasions on the child’s face and a large hematoma behind the…