DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - No new trial for the Richardson man sentenced to life in prison for killing his 3 year old daughter.
This morning a judge denied Wesley Mathews request for a new trial.
Mathews pleaded guilty to injury to a child in the death of his daughter Sherin. He agreed to let the jury decide his punishment and they sentenced him to life.
Mathews' defense claimed the jury in the June trial should never have been shown photographs of the child's dead body, or photos that detailed a history of injuries prior to her death.
The defense team for the Richardson father filed a motion for a new trial last month, arguing that "photographs of the remains of the decedent, both where her body was discovered and in the autopsy suite" were so prejudicial as to deny Mathews a fair trial, according to NBCDFW.com
Additional appeals from Mathews are expected.