STATE v. MAHURIN

Nos. 72754, 72755.

799 S.W.2d 840 (1990)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Bertha MAHURIN, Appellant. STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William S. MAHURIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Durbin, Appellate Defender, Kansas City, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Andrea K. Spillars, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


HIGGINS, Judge.

Bertha and William Mahurin, husband and wife, were convicted by a jury of endangering the welfare of their son, Patrick, and of the involuntary manslaughter of his twin brother, Joseph. The jury assessed punishment against William at nine months' imprisonment in the county jail for endangering the welfare of a child, and four years' imprisonment for involuntary manslaughter; and against Bertha at one year in jail and an unspecified fine for child endangerment...

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