In re Brian R.
Brian Sr. appeals from the dependency court’s order finding jurisdiction over his two-year-old son pursuant to subdivision (f) of Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, based on the finding Brian Sr. had “caused the death of another child through abuse or neglect.†According to Brian Sr., this subdivision requires criminal negligence, and he was not criminally negligent in causing the death of his nine-month-old son. However, our Supreme Court recently determined that for purposes of a dependency adjudication under subdivision (f) of section 300, the neglect by which a parent or guardian “caused the death of another child†may include the breach of ordinary care, and need not amount to criminal negligence. (In re Ethan C. (2012) __ Cal.4th __ [2012 Cal. LEXIS 6358].) Accordingly, we affirm.
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