MARTIN v. STATE

No. 2006-KA-00145-SCT.

970 So.2d 723 (2007)

Daniel Joe MARTIN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 13, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Lee Brewer, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Laura Hogan Tedder attorney for appellee.

Before DIAZ, P.J., DICKINSON and LAMAR, JJ.


DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. The defendant was convicted of felony child abuse based on the State's contention that he punished a child for a potty-training accident by holding her in scalding water until her feet were burned. We affirm.

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. On August 22, 2003, Taci Glidden, who was two years and nine months old, was left in the care of her mother's live-in boyfriend...

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