The issue on appeal is whether the doctrine of issue preclusion bars the People from prosecuting the defendant for the alleged assault of his three-year-old daughter because the Family Court, in an earlier child protective proceeding, found child neglect but not child abuse. We conclude that the prosecution should not be precluded by reason of the Family Court's finding. Accordingly, we reverse the...
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