Legal Opinion

In re M.K. Juvenile

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided January 9, 2015No. 2014-288PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEaton, J.

¶ 1. Mother appeals an order of the superior court, family division, finding that her five-year-old son, M.K., is a child in need of care or supervision (CHINS) based on a single incident of abuse. She argues that the CHINS determination must be reversed because the evidence was insufficient to prove the allegation of abuse. We affirm.

¶ 2. The incident in question occurred on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014, at an apartment complex that mother had just moved into with her two sons. On that morning, a tenant at the complex observed the incident and reported it to the property manager, who looked…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Montanez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  3. E.J.R. v. YoungSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  4. In re B.R.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2014
  5. In re D.D.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2013

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. State v. Gilles RichardSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
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