Roth v. State

OPINION

Judge MANNHEIMER.

Robert Roy Roth Jr. appeals his convie-tions on two counts of first-degree child endangerment under subsection (a)(2)(A) of AS 11.51.100. This statute makes it a crime for the parent or guardian of a child under the age of 16 to "leave" their child with another person if the parent or guardian knows that this person is under a duty to register as a sex offender.

This appeal ultimately arises from the fact that Roth and the State disagree about what it means to "leave" a child with another person.

Roth's mistaken characterization of this litigation

In his brief to this…