State v. Forcum

Defendant was found guilty of five counts of criminal nonsupport, ORS 163.555, and one count of child neglect. ORS 163.545. She appeals only her conviction for child neglect.

Defendant is the mother of five children, ranging in age from six to sixteen. On April 18, 1980, a sheriffs deputy found Robert, agé 16, drunk in the yard of the family home. Pamelia, age 6, and Sheryl, age 11, were standing barefoot and extremely dirty in the doorway of the house, which was blocked by a broken down washer and dryer. The stench from the house was perceptible at a distance of 30 feet.

The sanitary…