Conviction upheld for Conyers man who killed baby son
CONYERS, Ga. -- The Supreme Court of Georgia has rejected an appeal from a Rockdale County man who was sentenced to life in prison for killing his 5-month-old son.
William Grant Stewart asked the state's high court to review his case, saying his trial should have been severed from his wife's. The wife, Matea Mendez Stewart, was convicted as well in the baby's death.
Grant Stewart also contended that the trial court should not have been shown post-autopsy photographs of his son's brain injuries, but the Supreme Court of Georgia countered that the pictures were necessary to the prosecution's case, as "the victim died from the injuries to his skull and brain."