State v. Morrison

State of Maryland v. Muriel Morrison, No. 56, September Term 2019. Opinion by Hotten, J. SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE—INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER— GROSS NEGLIGENCE The Court of Appeals held the evidence was not sufficient to support the involuntary manslaughter conviction, because co-sleeping by a caregiver with a child after consuming alcohol does not necessarily pose a substantial risk of harm. To the extent that the conduct creates a risk of harm, the attendant factors in conjunction with the associated risk did not support a finding of gross negligence. SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE—RECKLESS…