A Wise County Man Who Was Facing Murder Charges In The Death Of His Twin Infants Has Had One Of The Charges Withdrawn. Franklin Mullins Admitted To Abusing One Of His Twins
And Was Sentenced To Two Years And Four Months In Prison For Child Abuse. Due To Conflicting Opinions From Experts About The Child’S Death. Mullins Still Faces Murder Charges In The Death Of The Other Twin. He Has A Trial Date Set For May. His Wife Viola Mullins Is Also Charged In Both Deaths. Her Trial Is Set To Begin In February.