State v. Rossiter

44 Argued and submitted March 16, 2017, affirmed October 16, 2019 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. WENONA ROSSITER, Defendant-Appellant. Linn County Circuit Court 13CR06277; A158920

453 P3d 562

A jury found defendant guilty of first-degree manslaughter, ORS 163.118 (1)(c), for failing to seek medical treatment for her daughter, who died of dia- betic ketoacidosis. At trial, the court admitted expert testimony indicating that defendant’s failure to seek medical treatment for her daughter was a gross devi- ation from the applicable standard of care. The court also admitted evidence that…