[Download] "State v. Merwin" by Boise, February 1998 Term. Supreme Court of Idaho # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Merwin
- Author : Boise, February 1998 Term. Supreme Court of Idaho
- Release Date : January 01, 1998
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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On July 18, 1995, appellant Kevin Brent Merwin (Merwin) was left to care for his three children from a previous marriage along with the two children of his then girlfriend, now wife, Michelle Buss-Merwin (Buss-Merwin). During the morning, Merwin supervised the children as they played outdoors in a small pool. At 12:28 p.m., Buss-Merwin called home. During the telephone conversation, Merwin said that everything was fine and, in fact, Buss-Merwin reported that she thought she heard one of her children, Alex, a two-year-old boy, talking in the background. The call ended at 12:31 p.m. At 12:44 p.m., Merwin called the Kootenai County 911 emergency number. Merwin reported to the dispatcher that Alex had seemed tired so Merwin had brought him inside. Merwin further stated that while Merwin was changing him from his swim suit into his pajamas, Alex had fallen from the bed and hit his head on the floor. Merwin told the dispatcher that Alex was unconscious and breathing only occasionally. A paramedic was dispatched at 12:46 p.m. While waiting for the paramedic to arrive, Merwin told the dispatcher that Alex was "all limp" and was making a "weird sound." Merwin later reported that Alex had stopped breathing and that Merwin could not detect a heartbeat. The paramedic arrived at 1:08 p.m. The paramedic observed that Alex had no pulse, was not breathing, and was ashen gray in color. The paramedic was able to resuscitate Alex,