State v. Gartlan

WYNN, Judge.

Sometime during the night of 19 August 1996, defendant William Richard Gartlan, an ordained minister with no criminal history, was awakened by his older daughter who informed him that his younger daughter was crying. In fact, the defendant’s younger daughter was semiconscious and non-responsive. Additionally, his older daughter was experiencing difficulty breathing, and his son was completely unconscious.

The source of these difficulties was traced to the family’s car which was running with the garage door closed. After turning off the car, defendant called 911. The emergency…