Commonwealth v. Adkinson

After a jury-waived trial in the Superior Court,1 the defendant was convicted on multiple indictments2 alleging various types of abuse of his four minor sons, as well as drug-related offenses. The crimes involving the defendant’s sons occurred between May, 1995, and November 23, 1995. On November 23, 1995, Thanksgiving Day, one of the sons telephoned 911 and asked for help. Police and representatives of the Department of Social Services (department) arrived and the children were removed from the home. They were taken to a local hospital, where all four gave urine samples that tested positive…