WELLS v. STATE

No. 2004-KA-00296-COA.

913 So.2d 1053 (2005)

Matthew WELLS a/k/a Matthew Earl Wells, Jr., Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 25, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Shaddock, Pascagoula, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts, attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., IRVING and GRIFFIS, JJ.


KING, C.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Matthew Wells was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Jackson County of felony child abuse. Wells was sentenced to a term of fifteen (15) years, with seven (7) years suspended, and eight (8) years to be served, in the custody of Mississippi Department of Corrections. Aggrieved by the conviction, Wells has appealed and asserts the following issues, which we quote verbatim.

PROPOSITION ONE: Whether the trial court...

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