State v. Stewart

OPINION

KENNEDY, Judge.

{1} Defendant appeals his convictions for two separate counts of battery against a household member, two counts of aggravated battery, one count of child abuse, and negligent cruelty to animals. His convictions stem from when Defendant, over a five-hour period, alternately slapped, punched, and kicked his girlfriend Lynda Wilkins (Mother), her thirteen-month-old son (Child), and the family’s puppy. Defendant argues that his two separate convictions for battery against Mother violated double jeopardy because Defendant’s assaults were not sufficiently distinct. Defendant…