State v. Brooks

WHATLEY, Judge.

The State appeals the trial court’s order granting judgment of acquittal in favor of Katrina Brooks on the charge of child neglect. We reverse.

Brooks was charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child in count one and neglect of a child involving great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement in count two based on the drowning death of her nine-month-old son. Brooks placed her son and her two-year-old daughter in the bathtub with the water running. She left the bathroom and went into the living room where her aunt was, intending to return within the…