BEVERLY ANNETTA HALL v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Appeals, Battaglia, June 23, 2016,
Child Neglect – Leaving a 3-year old alone with a 14-year old overnight was insufficient to show a violation of CR 3-602.1 where the child was fed and door locked prior to leaving, even where child was known to escape, was not supposed to be left with the 14-year-old, did escape, and mother did not answer the phone despite repeated calls.

(Concur – McDonald with Barbera – Joined majority opinion, wrote separate to emphasize statute not unconstitutionally vague, statute to use before-the-fact standard and not hindsight)
(Dissent – Hotten with Greene, Watts – would find evidence sufficient)
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