Legal Opinion
Scruggs v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 2008No. 19A02-0709-CR-788PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NAJAM, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Jaimen Scruggs appeals her conviction for Neglect of a Dependent, as a Class A misdemeanor, following a bench trial. She presents a single issue for our review, namely, whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support her conviction.
We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 6, 2007, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Scruggs left her seven-year-old son, M.H., home alone while she ran an errand. She had taken her three-year-old son to day care that morning, but she left M.H. home from day care because he was sick.
When Scruggs arrived home at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Martin v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- State v. DowneyIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
- B.K.C. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
- McMichael v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by11 opinions
- VILLAGRANA v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
- Billy J. Burden v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Boss v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
- Tharp v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
- Brandee Johnson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
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