State v. Lopez-Navor

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG, for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on May 13, 2008, on appeal by the defendant, Rosalia Lopez-Navor (Lopez-Navor or defendant), from a judgment of conviction entered in the Family Court upon a jury verdict of criminal neglect of a child, in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-9-5. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the Family Court.

Facts and Travel

This appeal is part of a trio of cases arising from horrific abuse that was inflicted upon Lopez-Navor’s child, Alexis L. (Alexis), 1 at the hands of his father, Raul DeRosas…