State v. Hernandez

Rulon, C.J.:

The State appeals the district court’s dismissal of one count of aggravated endangering a child filed against defendant Monica Hernandez after the preHminary hearing. We affirm.

On May 7, 2007, the defendant told the police she allowed her son A.J. (d.o.b. August 19, 2005) to play in their front yard with several older children while the defendant was inside cooking dinner. According to the defendant, she could see the children from inside her home and was alternating between cooking and watching the children. The defendant looked away for a moment and when she looked back the…