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People ex rel. E.S.

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 9, 2002No. 01CA0334PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge JONES.

S.S.K. (mother) and D.K. (stepfather) appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict adjudicating the child, E.S., dependent or neglected. We affirm.

Two weeks after the mother and the stepfather were married, the six-year-old child and the stepfather, a truck driver, went on a twenty-six-day road trip. Upon their return, the child complained of being spanked frequently and had a faded bruise the size of a quarter on her upper thigh, which allegedly had been caused by a belt buckle while she was being spanked. Concerns about the spankings and the stepfather's…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. People ex rel. A. M. D.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  4. Jose Valdivieso Ortiz v. Melquiades Burgos, Pablo Robles RoblesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
  5. C.R.S. v. T.A.M.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1995

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People ex rel. M.B.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of M.T., J.T., and C.T., Children, and Concerning K.T.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2005
  3. Wallbank v. RothenbergColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. People ex rel. A.E.L.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. People v. INTEREST OF TTColorado Court of Appeals · 2005

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