State v. Rivers

Mitchell Rivers was convicted of homicide by child abuse following the death of his four-month-old adopted son (the victim). Rivers appeals his conviction, arguing the trial court erred in admitting evidence of injuries the victim sustained at an earlier time because no evidence connected Rivers to the injuries. We affirm.

FACTS

The State alleged the victim died of asphyxiation while in Rivers’s custody. Rivers claimed the victim’s death was an accident and “did not occur under circumstances that manifest extreme indifference to human life.”

Before trial, Rivers filed a motion to exclude…