Hendrick v. State

Hendrick was indicted and tried for the malice murder and felony murder of his two-year-old son. He was convicted on both counts, but the trial court sentenced him to life in prison only on the malice murder count.1 We vacate the conviction and sentence on the malice murder count, and order that the trial court impose a life sentence on the felony murder count.

Medical evidence established that the victim had arm fractures, bruises, and head injuries consistent with child abuse; that the abuse occurred over a period of several weeks; and that the cause of death was blunt head trauma that…