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COMMONWEALTH vs. DAVID R. TWITCHELL 416 Mass. 114

COMMONWEALTH vs. DAVID R. TWITCHELL 416 Mass. 114

416 Mass. 114 | 1993-05-04

COMMONWEALTH vs. DAVID R. TWITCHELL (and a companion case [Note 1]).

416 Mass. 114

May 4, 1993 - August 11, 1993

Court Below: Superior Court, Suffolk

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

The parents of a seriously ill two and one-half year old child had a common law duty to seek medical treatment for their child, the violation of which, if their conduct was wanton or reckless, could support a conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the child's death [117-118], and the spiritual healing provisions of G. L. c. 273, § 1, a statute concerning child support and care, did not apply to...