P. v. King
This case arises from acts of child abuse which resulted in the death of four-year old Malaya King. A jury convicted defendant Iona King, the victims mother, of second degree murder ( 187, subd. (a)),[1]assault on a child resulting in death ( 273ab), and child abuse ( 273a, subd. (a)).[2] The jury found that defendant personally used a deadly weapon ( 12022, subd. (b)(1)) in commission of all crimes and willfully caused her daughter to suffer ( 12022.95) while committing child abuse. The trial court sentenced defendant to a term of 26 years to life.
On appeal, defendant primarily contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain her convictions. In addition, she attacks two evidentiary rulings: the first permitted evidence about an incriminating statement she had made and the second allowed the jury to view enlarged autopsy photographs during a physicians testimony. Court find no merit to any of these claims and therefore affirm the judgment.
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