Childers v. State

OPINION

Appellant Donald James Childers and appellant Sandra Kay Steele were convicted in separate jury trials of the abuse and neglect of a minor child resulting in substantial physical and mental harm to the child. They seek reversals of their judgments of conviction, claiming that the district judge erred in instructing the jury and in admitting into evidence medical expert testimony. Childers also argues that the evidence is insufficient to prove that the child suffered substantial bodily harm. We disagree and affirm both convictions.

THE FACTS

Steele and her four-year-old daughter occupied…