State v. Bolze-Sann

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LuCKERT, J.:

In this tragic case, an infant died from respiratory failure after becoming trapped between the mattress and footboard of an adult bed at his daycare provider’s home. The State filed criminal charges, and a jury convicted daycare provider Michelle Bolze-Sann of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated endangering a child. Bolze-Sann appealed and before us raises seven issues. Three of her issues relate to the sufficiency of the evidence relevant to proving whether she acted recklessly, which is an element in*200herent in both crimes as charged.…