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A grandmother and mother drank too much while at a bar with the mother’s baby. The grandmother offered to take the baby home with her. The You Be the Judge! grandmother put the baby to bed, but she was too drunk to notice that the baby was suffocating from the blankets. The baby died. The grandmother was charged with manslaughter due to her negligent behavior, or her lack of taking reasonable care of the child (adapted from Cornell v. State).

IS THE GRANDMOTHER GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER?

Answer 1

Answer: yes, she failed to take care of the baby while in her care.

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