State v. Gee

CALLISTER, Chief Justice:

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of murder in the first degree, with a 'recommendation of leniency. He was 'sentenced to life imprisonment by the court; he appeals therefrom.

Defendant was accused of murdering Craig Peterson, a 22-month-old baby. Craig was the son of Marilyn Peterson, who commenced cohabiting with defendant sometime in . September 1969. Shortly thereafter Craig began sustaining injuries, while in the care of defendant. First, the baby received a second- or third-degree burn to his foot, which in the opinion of a physician who treated the…