30 Md. App. 1 - Fabritz v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “Somewhere and the Court is not prepared to say to you where that line is to be drawn, some where in the relative descending scale actions become abuse as opposed to neglect. Whether the Defendant's conduct was actuated by malice or evil intent and whether you find it was ... within the framework of this case, cither neglect or abuse, is the question you ladies and gentlemen have to resolve.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lush v. State

2. “The determination of criminal culpability by the jury thus rested upon whether they found [the defendant's] delay in seeking medical attention for [her child] was poor judgment, though excusable as parental discretion, ... neglect (which was not charged), or incation[sic] amounting to what the jurors 'commonly understood to be cruel or inhumane treatment.(citations omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lush v. State