People v. Cruz

OPINION OF THE COURT

Gerald Harris, J.

The complaint alleges that the defendant left her one-year-old son in the care of another person (neighbor) and that she did *839not return to pick up the child for approximately 20 hours. Three hours before the defendant’s return, the babysitter, concerned that the infant was exhibiting signs of illness (wheezing) and because the defendant, in the past, had never asked her to care for the child for more than a few hours, sought medical care for the child. When the defendant returned she was arrested and ultimately charged with endangering the welfare of a…