Williams v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

The appellant, Gloria Williams , was convicted of committing first degree battery upon her ten-month old daughter and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. It was essentially a case of child abuse.

On appeal she alleges six errors, most of which are without merit and which will be briefly discussed. One error requires reversal.

The first error alleged is a lack of evidence to support the jury’s finding of guilt. At the time of the alleged abuse, Gloria Williams was living with a man named Grady Madison. He was not her husband. She took the child to the doctor on September…