Jessie v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Samantha Latrice Jessie was convicted of the murder of her newborn son and the concealment of his death. Jessie appeals the denial of her motion for new trial, asserting that the evidence was insufficient, her trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance, and her life sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence adduced at trial established as follows. Sometime in 2008, Jessie became pregnant with her third child. Shortly prior to this pregnancy, Jessie had…