State v. Ross

The opinion of the court was delivered by Rosen, J.:

Michael Ross challenges his convictions for first-degree felony murder, second-degree murder, and felony abuse of a child. Finding any error to be harmless, we affirm.

FACTS

On the morning of November 9, 2015, A.S. left two of her children-17-month-old G.H. and 4-year-old S.T.-in the care of her boyfriend, Ross, while she traveled to the hospital to work her shift as a certified nursing assistant. At that time, G.H. was uninjured and was acting normally, although she did have a bruise on her right cheek. Other than Ross, there were no adults…