Dad Guilty of Putting Baby in Microwave

GALVESTON, Texas -- A young father was convicted Tuesday of badly injuring his infant daughter by putting her in a microwave, with jurors rejecting his claim that he was insane at the time. Jurors deliberated about four hours before finding 20-year-old Joshua Mauldin guilty of felony injury to a child. After the verdict, jurors began hearing testimony in the punishment phase of the trial. Mauldin faces anything from probation to life in prison. Read more...

Posted by Editor at March 26, 2008 05:21 AM