Jones v. State

ROSE, Justice.

Appellant was charged with second-degree murder and, after a jury trial, was convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of his nineteen-month-old stepdaughter. He appeals, alleging that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain a manslaughter conviction; (2) the trial court erred in refusing appellant’s offered instruction on the offense of child abuse; and (3) misconduct by the prosecutor during closing arguments deprived appellant of a fair trial. We will affirm the conviction.

Appellant first claims that the evidence adduced at trial failed to show that…