Hagy v. Commonwealth

Nancy Louise Hagy was indicted for the murder of Shantae Henderson, a twenty-two-month-old child entrusted to her care. Defendant was convicted by a jury of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to imprisonment for four years. In this appeal, Hagy contends the trial court erred in (a) permitting evidence of her alleged mistreatment of children other than Shantae, (b) permitting a five-year-old child to testify, and (c) permitting the Commonwealth to introduce into evidence a tape of her extra-judicial statement.

Mrs. Avis Henderson, Shantae’s mother, testified that she first employed Hagy…