State v. Sims

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of endangering the welfare of a child, § 568.050, RSMo 1986. He was fined $1,000.00. We reverse.

Defendant, the admitted father of the victim Jerrell Sims, was tried jointly with the mother, Linda Dailey. They were charged with first degree assault, § 565.050, RSMo 1986, and with endangering the welfare of a child, by failing to seek adequate medical attention for injuries of the child. The jury acquitted both defendant and the mother of first degree assault but found them guilty of endangering the welfare of a child and assessed as punishment a…