Rey v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “Simply put, the record is bereft of any evidence illustrating that appellant accepted the responsibility to protect, shelter, feed and care for the three-year-old. This is of import because the status of stepparent alone does not obligate the stepparent to care for his stepchild. Rather, the stepparent must “receive” the child into the family or accept the child as a family member before such obligations arise.... When that occurs, the parent stands in loco parentis towards the child, and the relationship with its accompanying duties continues as long as the child remains part of the family.”

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

2. “[a] person commits an offense if, having custody, care, or control of a child younger than 15 years, he intentionally abandons the child in any place under circumstances that expose the child to an unreasonable risk of harm.”

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