California Court of Appeal

Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, state's allegation of one incident of excessive corporal punishment is insufficient to establish a current substantial risk that the child will suffer serious physical harm as a result of his parents' inability to supervise him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/07/2001
• Published 05/07/2001

Judges

• WUNDERLICH, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Patterson, Rancho Mirage, Attorney for Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Janet G. Sherwood, By appointment of the Sixth District Appellate Program, Attorney for Defendant and Appellant Kimberly B., Kenneth A. Krekorian, By appointment of the Sixth District Appellate Program, Attorney for Defendant and Appellant Bill B., Dwight Herr, County Counsel, Dana McRae, Assistant County Counsel, Attorney for Plaintiff and Respondent Santa Cruz County Human Resources Agency.