State v. Pennewell

Defendant was charged with second-degree murder of his 27-month-old son. The jury was instructed on the lesser included offenses of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter. He was convicted of first-degree manslaughter from which conviction he appeals. We affirm.

Three assignments of error are presented for our consideration.

1. There was insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction in that the State was unable to establish the corpus delicti beyond a reasonable doubt.

2. The failure of the State to produce clothing worn by the victim deprived defendant of a fair trial.

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