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STATE v. MITCHELL

No. 61462-2-I.

205 P.3d 920 (2009)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Marilea R. MITCHELL, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

April 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth Aaron Fine, Attorney at Law, Mary Kathleen Webber, Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, Everett, WA, for Respondent.

Sarah McNeel Hrobsky, Washington Appellate Project, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 Appellant Marilea Mitchell and her boyfriend were convicted of the crime of criminal mistreatment for starving a young, undernourished boy who lived with them. The information alleged that Mitchell had "assumed the responsibility to provide to a dependent person the basic necessities of life." The statute defining the crime speaks of causing bodily harm "to a child or dependent person." Appellant contends the terms "child" and "dependent person...

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