Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. A.R.C.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 1, 2016No. 1296 WDA 2015PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

LAZARUS, J.:

A.R.C. appeals from her judgment of sentence,1 entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Greene County, after being convicted by a jury of endangering the welfare of a child (EWOC)2 (M-l) and recklessly endangering another person (REAP)3 (M-2), as a result of injuries sustained by her two-month-old daughter, M.S. Because the Commonwealth failed to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that A.R.C. engaged in reckless conduct that placed M.S. in danger of serious bodily injury or that she violated her parental duty of care to M.S., we vacate the judgment of sentence and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. ChamberlainSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. CardwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. ChapmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Com. v. A.R.C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Com. v. Bauer, K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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