State v. Mahurin

HIGGINS, Judge.

Bertha and William Mahurin, husband and wife, were convicted by a jury of endangering the welfare of their son, Patrick, and of the involuntary manslaughter of his twin brother, Joseph. The jury assessed punishment against William at nine months’ imprisonment in the county jail for endangering the welfare of a child, and four years’ imprisonment for involuntary manslaughter; and against Bertha at one year in jail and an unspecified fine for child endangerment, and seven years’ imprisonment for the manslaughter. The judge, in imposing sentences, ordered the imprisonments to run…