UNITED STATES v. FESLER

No. 85-1227.

781 F.2d 384 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Lee FESLER, Jr. and Deborah Ruth Fesler, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.V. Dunnam, Jr., Waco, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., and Michael Hardy, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, RUBIN and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 20, 1986.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In 1982, Laurie Fesler, the infant daughter of the appellants, died from scalding. Her two and one-half year old brother, Carl, was beaten in the face. Their parents, appellants Richard and Deborah Fesler were convicted for these acts, committed in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1112 (involuntary manslaughter) and the Texas Penal Code Ann. § 22.04 (Texas child abuse...

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