Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Chapman
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 15, 2001PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
A jury found the defendant, Jeanne Chapman, guilty of wantonly or recklessly permitting substantial bodily injury to her ten month old infant, Taraea. See G. L. c. 265, § 13J.1 Taraea drowned in a bathtub when she was left unattended by the defendant. She died shortly thereafter. The trial judge stayed the defendant’s sentence and, with the defendant’s consent, reported two questions to the Appeals Court, pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. R 34, 378 Mass. 905 (1979): “1. Does the definition of substantial bodily injury included in G. L. c. 265, § 13J, include the death of a child such that the…
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