State v. Castañeda

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} Defendant was convicted of three counts of child abuse and one count each of aggravated driving while under the influence (refusal); driving on the wrong side of the road; no insurance; and resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer. She was acquitted of two counts of child not properly restrained. Defendant now appeals her convictions.

{2} Defendant makes five arguments on appeal: (1) that her convictions under the general child abuse statute should be reversed because the legislature intended the DWI statute to govern in cases of child abuse involving operation of a…