State of West Virginia v. Brittany Scott (Dissent)

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No. 12-1043 State of West Virginia v. Brittany Scott Ketchum, Justice, dissenting: There was no evidence that the defendant mother failed to exercise a minimum degree of care for her child s safety. There was no evidence that the mother s conduct caused or contributed to her child s death. The prosecution only proved a terrible unforeseen death. I dissent. 4

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