United States v. Patricia "Patty" Cree
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This disturbing case involves the physical abuse of two young boys, Maurice Alberts, age four, and Phillip Alberts, age two. The defendant, Patricia Cree, appeals from a judgment of the District Court 1 entered upon her conviction by a jury of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 113(f), 1153. 2 We affirm.
In May 1983, Cree agreed at the request of Lavonne Alberts to care indefinitely for Alberts’s sons. Cree previously had been a babysitter for the boys and knew them well. Maurice and Phillip moved into the home that Cree shared with Andrew Shaw.…
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