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kyburg In his closing argument, Ciulla said the stepmother's decision to put dog excrement in the boy's backpack did not amount to criminal abuse. In order to convict the parents of child abuse, the jury had to agree that their conduct was unjustifiable and caused physical or emotional injury.
"It's not a great parenting technique. If you're grading, A, B, C, D or F, maybe it's an F," Ciulla said. "But it's not a crime."
Yeah, tell that to the guys in court-ordered anger management.
They may retry on the deadlocked misdemeanor charges. Deputy Dist. Atty. Peter Pierce is the one mentioned in the case. His office's phone number is (949) 476-4650.
I'll be calling.
EDIT: A better number to call is (714) 634-1385.
"It's not a great parenting technique. If you're grading, A, B, C, D or F, maybe it's an F," Ciulla said. "But it's not a crime."
Yeah, tell that to the guys in court-ordered anger management.
They may retry on the deadlocked misdemeanor charges. Deputy Dist. Atty. Peter Pierce is the one mentioned in the case. His office's phone number is (949) 476-4650.
I'll be calling.
EDIT: A better number to call is (714) 634-1385.
