State v. Lewis

Gwin, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Wendy L. Lewis, appeals her conviction and sentence entered by the Ashland County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, on one count of child endangerment, a misdemeanor of the first degree, in violation of R.C. 2919.22(A). The plaintiff-appellee is the state of Ohio.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE

{¶ 2} On February 10, 2010, Rosanna Miller, a shopper at the Ashland, Ohio Walmart, discovered a young child alone in a vehicle crying loudly. This child was later identified as appellant’s two-year-old son, W.K. Out of concern for the child, Miller called…