Becker faces 27 months in prison for son's death

Charles Becker stands in the superior court room Friday after he was sentenced to 27 months in prison for second degree manslaughter in the accidental death of his four-month-old son. Here, Becker was preparing to turn in his appeal paperwork.

Noting the evidence in the manslaughter trial of Charles Becker tops a list of terrible cases he has seen in more than 30 years on the bench, Superior Court Judge David Frazier Friday afternoon sentenced Becker to 27 months in prison for the April 5 death of his infant son at the family's apartment in Pullman. The judge noted during the trial he also vie...