eBook details
- Title: State v. Ricke
- Author : Arizona Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 25, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 50 KB
Description
This appeal is taken from the order of the juvenile court adjudicating appellants four minor children dependent. The proceedings were initiated in July of 1987, when appellants two-month-old son "J" was taken to the hospital with first- and second-degree burns on his abdomen, leg, shoulder, elbow, foot and back. Medical evaluation also revealed that his left testicle was bruised and hemorrhaging, that he was suffering from a urinary tract infection and that he had failed to grow at a normal rate since birth. The mother gave inconsistent explanations to medical personnel and investigating officers of how the burns occurred in the middle of the preceding night. She first stated that the father was holding the baby on the couch in the living room when their three-year-old daughter "K" poured hot water on him, but later stated that K had placed the baby in the bathroom sink and turned on the hot water.