People v. Sargent

I concur fully in the judgment, which reverses the judgment of the Court of Appeal insofar as it modified the judgment of the superior court convicting appellant, on a jury’s verdict, of felony child abuse to one convicting him of misdemeanor child abuse.

I also concur generally in the opinion of the court prepared by Justice Brown.

I write separately to present my own analysis. I do so in order to explicate felony child abuse—a task that is greatly needed in light of the divergent views expressed by the majority and by the dissenting justice in the Court of Appeal, which reflect similarly…