STATE v. COLE

No. 22-1581.

3 N.W.3d 200 (2024)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Paula Lynn COLE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed February 16, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha J. Lucey , State Appellate Defender, and Ella M. Newell (argued), Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Louis S. Sloven (argued), Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

May, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all justices joined.


A parent commits child endangerment under Iowa Code section 726.6(1)(a) (2021) when the parent "[k]nowingly acts in a manner that creates a substantial risk to a child or minor's physical, mental or emotional health or safety." (Emphasis added.) Here we consider whether a mother of six children "create[d]" such a risk...

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