State v. Burris

Summary

The court held that Carol Burris could be criminally liable for Michael Burris's death based on her omissions because she had clearly defined legal duties to provide or summon medical care arising from their marriage, her voluntary assumption of caregiving, and her status as Michael's sole caregiver under statute. The court further held that applying those duties provided fair notice and that none of the three challenged closing-argument comments constituted prosecutorial error. The court affirmed both the Court of Appeals and the district court judgments.