People v. Pointer

Opinion

KLINE, P. J.

Our principal inquiry in this case is whether a woman convicted of the felony of child endangerment (Pen. Code, § 273a, subd. (1)) and found to be in violation of a custody decree (§ 278.5) 1 may, as a condition of probation, be prohibited from conceiving a child. As a preliminary matter, we must also determine whether section 273a, subdivision (1), defines a specific intent crime.

I

Appellant, Ruby Pointer, has at all material times been the devoted adherent of a rigorously disciplined macrobiotic diet. 2 She is also the mother of two children, Jamal and Barron, who at the…