Hedrick v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

On November 13, 1979, appellant was charged with Murder and Criminal Deviate Conduct. He pleaded guilty to Criminal Deviate Conduct and was convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter after a jury trial. Appellant was sentenced to a term of twenty (20) years for Voluntary Manslaughter and a term of twenty (20) years for Criminal Deviate Conduct, said sentences to run consecutively. He appeals.

This case involves the death of eleven-month-old Latasha Booher. Theresa He-drick, appellant’s wife, and mother of the victim, testified that after she moved in with appellant Hedrick he became…