State v. Frappier

PREWITT, Judge.

Defendant Steven Frappier appeals from his conviction of involuntary manslaughter of his three-month-old son, Matthew.

On November 3,1993, Defendant was seen in his home with Matthew at 7:45 a.m. by a neighbor. The neighbor testified at trial that Matthew appeared to be normal. At 9:39 a.m., paramedics were dispatched to Defendant’s home where they saw Defendant kneeling over Matthew upon their arrival minutes later. According to the testimony of one of the paramedics, Matthew was not breathing, did not have a heartbeat, and appeared cyanotic, a condition indicating that…