People v. Sutton

Opinion

POTTER, J.

This appeal from a judgment of the Municipal Court of Los Angeles Judicial District is before us by certification from the Appellate Department of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County pursuant to rules 63(a) and (c), California Rules of Court.

Appellant, Edith Merle Sutton, was convicted by jury verdicts of violating Penal Code section 273a (endangering a child) and Penal Code section 272 (neglect of a child). Essentially all of the evidence relating to either charge was a product of observations made by Sergeant Earl Blackwell at appellant’s home at the time of her…