People v. Sherman-Huffman

Defendant was convicted of third-degree child abuse, MCL 750.136b(5); MSA 28.331(2)(5), following a bench trial. She was sen tenced to two years’ probation, with the final sixty days to be served in jail, subject to judicial review. Defendant appeals as of right. We affirm.

Defendant challenges whether sufficient evidence was presented supporting a conclusion that she specifically intended to harm her daughter. Generally, we review a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence in a bench trial de novo and in a light most favorable to the prosecution to determine whether the trial court could…