State v. Deborah J.Z.

Deborah J.Z. appeals from an order denying her motion to dismiss the information the State filed against her for attempted first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless injury contrary to §§ 939.32, 940.01 and 940.23(1), STATS. Deborah argues that the State did not establish at the preliminary hearing that it had probable cause to charge her with these crimes. She contends that her alleged act of consuming alcohol while pregnant does not satisfy the statutes' requirement that the act be perpetrated against another "human being." We are persuaded that the term "human being" as…