The genesis of this criminal action is an April 29, 1990 incident which resulted in a Family Court determination that defendant neglected his three-year-old daughter. The issue framed for our review is whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel precludes the criminal prosecution of defendant for the same incident that resulted in the neglect finding.
I.
On April 29, 1990, the child...
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