The Minnesota Court of Appeals this week upheld the manslaughter conviction of a Bloomington day-care provider who was responsible for a 22-month-old boy who died in her home.
Doris Meeks challenged her second-degree manslaughter conviction in connection with the August 2008 death of Demar Joseph-Amir Hicks. He was put down for a nap in a car seat inside a playpen and was found unconscious a few hours later with the straps tight across his upper chest and throat. He died two days later of oxygen deprivation.
Meeks, 50, who was not home at the time, and her daughter, 24-year-old Harmony Newman, who was caring for the children, were both convicted of two counts of manslaughter.
ABBY SIMONS
