Legal Opinion

In Re Jam. J.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 5, 2003No. 00-FS-1690, 00-FS-1691, 00-FS-1692, 01-FS-289PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

The government filed neglect petitions for seven-year-old Jas.J. and her five-year-old brother Jam.J. on March 17, 1999. The petitions alleged that their mother B.A. and her boyfriend K.C. had physically abused Jas.J. on March 10,1999 by administering excessive corporal punishment in the form of spankings, and that Jam.J. was in imminent danger of similar abuse. See D.C.Code § 16-2301(9)(A) & (E) (2001). After a fact finding hearing, the trial court found that K.C. had subjected both children to a pattern of physical abuse from which B.A. had failed to protect them.…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. In re D.B.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. Lowrey v. GlassmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Vk v. Child and Family Services AgencyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011

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