Legal Opinion
Walker v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1988No. S.F. 24996PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
We consider in this case whether a prosecution for involuntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (b)) and felony child endangerment (id., § 273a, subd. (1)) can be maintained against the mother of a child who died of meningitis after receiving treatment by prayer in lieu of medical attention. We conclude that the prosecution is permitted by statute as well as the free exercise and due process clauses of the state and federal Constitutions.
Defendant Laurie Grouard Walker is a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist (hereafter the Church). Her four-year-old daughter,…
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