Hendrick v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Hendrick was convicted of malice murder in the death of her stepson, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Hendrick brought the bruised and unconscious child to the hospital, where he died several days later from his injuries. She testified that the child had fallen out of bed. She stated that he was generally uncoordinated and bruised easily.

1. Hendrick alleges that the circumstantial evidence was insufficient for a rational trier of fact to find her guilty of murder. The physician who treated the child and the county medical examiner testified that the child’s injuries…