State v. Millsap

TERNUS, Justice.

The defendant, Richard Allen Millsap, Sr., was convicted in a bench trial of two counts of child endangerment in violation of Iowa Code section 726.6(l)(a) (2001) and one count of driving while barred in violation of Iowa Code section 321.561. Millsap’s convictions resulted from the deaths of his two young nephews who fell from the bed of a truck that the defendant was driving. Millsap appeals, raising five issues: (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove the necessary mens rea for child endangerment; (2) the trial judge abused his discretion in refusing to recuse himself;…