State v. Brown

Defendant-appellant, Thomas R. Brown, appeals from his convictions in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County for the crimes of involuntary manslaughter and endangering children.

On November 5, 1980, defendant was babysitting for Tammera Stackpool, the four-month-old daughter of Carla Stack-pool, the woman with whom defendant was living at the time. The baby was burned when defendant immersed her in hot water.

A hospital emergency room attendant testified that defendant told him that he had placed one hand under the child’s neck and the other under her knees and had placed her into bath…