The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday overturned a woman's conviction on charges that she contributed to her 12-year-old son's suicide by keeping a filthy house. Judith Scruggs was convicted of risk of injury to a minor in 2003, after her son hanged himself in his closet. Legal experts said it was thought to be the first time a parent had been convicted over a child's suicide. In ordering the trial court to acquit, the justices said the law used to convict the mother was unconstitutionally vague.
August 29, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday overturned a mother’s conviction on charges that she contributed to her 12-year-old son’s suicide by keeping a filthy house.
In ordering the trial court to acquit Judith Scruggs of Meriden, Conn., the court said the law used to convict her was unconstitutionally vague.
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