Legal Opinion
People v. Roselle
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 1994PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
The genesis of this criminal action is an April 29, 1990 incident which resulted in a Family Court determination that defendant neglected his three-year-old daughter. The issue framed for our review is whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel precludes the criminal prosecution of defendant for the same incident that resulted in the neglect finding.
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On April 29, 1990, the child sustained severe burns to her buttocks and right foot when defendant placed her in a bathtub containing scalding hot water. In response to her squirming and screaming, defendant claims…
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