State v. Robinson, C-060434 (5-18-2007)

DECISION.

{¶ 1} Following a jury trial, defendant-appellant, Monique Robinson, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter under R.C. 2903.04(A) and endangering children under R.C. 2919.22(A). We affirm those convictions.

I. Facts

{¶ 2} The record shows that on June 27, 2005, four-month-old Brinaya Faulkner died from a skull fracture. For most of that day, Robinson, a friend of the baby's mother, was babysitting her and her four-year-old sister, Egypt, at their home. Also present were Joenetta, Skye, and Joseph Bazel, ages eleven, ten, and nine respectively, who had come to play with Egypt.

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