State v. Williams

MARTIN, Judge.

Defendant was originally indicted for felonious child abuse and felonious assault inflicting serious bodily injury. He appeals from a judgment entered upon his conviction of felonious child abuse and misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury.

Briefly summarized, the evidence tended to show that on or about 6 October 2000, a Friday, defendant struck his 8-year-old daughter, Tanaje, on the buttocks with a board multiple times while disciplining her for perceived misbehavior. Tanaje testified that her buttocks bled after the spanking and hurt badly. Although she was able to play…