Gonzales v. State

OPINION

FONÉS, Justice.

Angel Gonzales was convicted on two counts of assault under T.C.A. § 39-601 for the abuse of his daughter Mima and his stepdaughter Maheeta. Princess Gonzales was convicted for a violation of T.C.A. § 39-601(b)(4), failing to take action to protect Mima from abuse. Angel Gonzales received two consecutive four to ten year sentences. Princess Gonzales also received a four to ten year sentence. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed.

In granting the writ of certiorari, we were concerned only with the issue of whether the total separation of the jury, at the end of the second…