Graham v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Lockhart v. State , 715 So.2d 895 , 899 (Ala. Crim. App. 1997) (quoting Ward v. State , 610 So.2d 1190 , 1191-92 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992) ).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harris v. State · 272 So. 3d 206 - Cooner v. State

2. “'The willful maltreatment of a child is encompassed in the definition of child abuse set out in § 26-15-3, Ala. Code 1975. While the statute does not define the term 'willfully maltreat,' that term, like the other terms used in the statute, such as 'torture' and 'willfully abuse,' can be defined by general or common usage and provides an appropriate yardstick for a jury to measure certain conduct. See Chambers v. State , 364 So.2d 416 (Ala. Cr. App.), cert. denied, 364 So.2d 420 (Ala. 1978). This court has held that the child abuse statute encompasses acts of omission as well as those of commission. Phelps v. State , 439 So.2d 727 (Ala. Cr. App. 1983). Thus, willful maltreatment may result from a willful act or omission that evidences such a serious disregard of the consequences as to cause harm or to threaten harm to a child's health or welfare . See § 26-14-1, Ala. Code 1975. This may include a willful denial of medial care.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harris v. State

3. “"A responsible person, as defined in Section 26-15-2, who shall torture, willfully abuse, cruelly beat, or otherwise willfully maltreat any child under the age of 18 years shall, on conviction, be guilty of a Class C felony."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harris v. State