State v. Eskew

¶1 Jasmine Nicole Eskew appeals from her conviction of felony Assault on a Minor in violation of § 45-5-212, MCA. We reverse the conviction.

¶2 We restate the issue on appeal as follows:

Did the District Court properly admit evidence of Eskew’s admissions or confession made during police interrogation ?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 On September 18,2012, Eskew called 911 in Great Falls to report that her six-month-old daughter Brooklynn was unresponsive and not breathing. Paramedics arrived and found Brooklynn as her mother described, and took her to the hospital. As the paramedics…