STATE v. ABEL

No. SD 35311.

590 S.W.3d 872 (2019)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. David Howard ABEL, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied November 21, 2019.

Application for Transfer Denied February 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney for Appellant: Ellen H. Flottman of Columbia, MO.

Attorney for Respondent: Eric S. Schmitt , Atty. Gen., Julia E. Neidhardt , Asst. Atty. Gen., of Jefferson City, MO.


This case involves the death by hyperthermia of the ten-month-old son (Infant) of David Abel (Defendant). Infant died because he overheated in his car seat after he was left in the family's car on a hot afternoon. Defendant was charged with committing the class A felony of neglect of a child by knowingly causing Infant to be...

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