Burnette v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imbbr, Associate Justice.

Appellant Kurtis Burnette was convicted of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree after a four-year-old child in his care was found standing in the center of a busy street in Little Rock. On appeal, he argues that the State not only failed to prove he acted purposely, but also failed to prove that he “deserted” the four-year-old child as contemplated by Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-203 (Repl. 1997). Because there' is insufficient evidence that Burnette “deserted” the minor child, we reverse and remand.

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