Anderson v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Jesse Anderson was convicted of Murder 1 for the death of 21-month old Marie Carter. He was sentenced to sixty years.

Facts

On the evening of June 10,1994, defendant was at the home that he shared with his girlfriend, Marnie Stuller, while Stuller was working a night shift. Stuller’s daughter, Marie Carter, was with defendant. At approximately 3:00 a.m. Marie woke up and began crying. Defendant contended that he went into Marie’s bedroom, and in an effort to stop Marie’s crying, struck her with his hand in the chest. Marie stopped crying, and rolled over. Defendant…