Commonwealth v. Barnhart

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This matter comes before us on appeal from judgment of sentence for involuntary manslaughter 1 and endangering the welfare of a child. 2 Appellants’ convictions follow the death of their infant son. The child, Justin Barnhart, age 2 years and 7 months, died as a result of an untreated Wilms’ tumor. Appellants, life-long members of the Faith Taberna cle Church, had relied on God to the exclusion of modern medicine to cure the boy’s cancer. Justin’s death sparked an inquiry. As a result of that investigation, appellants were tried and convicted by a jury on counts of…