People v. Clark

The defendant was convicted by a jury of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her four-year-old son and was sentenced to a prison term of seven to fifteen years. The Court of Appeals reversed, *576holding that the defendant was prejudiced by a change in the jury instructions. We would affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals that the defendant was prejudiced by the change in the instructions and is entitled to a new trial.

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The decedent was adopted when he was nine months old in March, 1986. He died unexpectedly at the age of four. The medical examiner ultimately concluded that he died from…