People v. Jennings

DUBOFSKY, Justice.

On July 18, 1979 the defendant, John Jennings, was convicted in Garfield County District Court of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury under section 18-6-401(l)(c), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 8). 1 Subsequently, the trial court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss based on the vagueness of the criminal child abuse statute. The People appealed the trial court’s ruling, 2 and we reverse.

The child abuse charge arises from an incident which occurred on August 16, 1978. On that day, the defendant left work at about noon because he felt ill, went home, and…