State v. Clyde

POHLMAN, Judge:

¶1 A magistrate must bind over a defendant for trial if he or she finds probable cause to believe that the defendant committed the crime charged. The magistrate here declined to bind Jana Clyde over for negligent homicide because he heard "no direct evidence that it was a gross deviation" from the standard of care for Clyde, a jailhouse nurse, not to treat an inmate for dehydration. The State appeals, and we reverse.

BACKGROUND 1

The Inmate's Medical Treatment

¶2 Clyde was a licensed practical nurse (LPN) at the Duchesne County Jail. On a Sunday, a young woman (Inmate) was booked…