STATE v. AKINS

Docket No. 45347.

423 P.3d 1026 (2018)

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Laura Louise AKINS, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, June 2018 Term.

Filed: August 6, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Honorable Lawrence G. Wasden , Idaho Attorney General, Boise, for appellant. Kenneth K. Jorgensen argued.

Eric D. Fredericksen , State Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for respondent. Jenny C. Swinford argued.


The State appeals from the dismissal of a charge against the defendant for her failure to notify of a death pursuant to Idaho Code section 19-4301A. The statute imposes a duty on persons who find or have custody of a body to promptly notify authorities. It also prescribes the punishment for failure to comply with that duty, including...

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