Commonwealth v. Cokonougher

On appeal from her conviction for manslaughter, the defendant claims that the trial judge erred in refusing to conduct an individual voir dire of the jurors, excluding the testimony of an expert witness, and allowing evidence that the defendant had considered or threatened to have an abortion. We affirm the conviction.

We summarize the pertinent background of this case. The defendant’s four month old son was found dead in his crib. An autopsy of the child was performed. Based upon certain abrasions on the child’s cheek and chin, the medical examiner determined that the child had been…