Legal Opinion
In re D.C.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 18, 1989No. 88-644PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant S.C. appeals from the finding that she neglected her thirteen-month-old baby, D.C., in violation of D.C.Code § 16-2301(9)(B) (Í981). The mother contends that the government, in basing its case on the fact that she had left her baby with his brother, failed to introduce sufficient evidence that her neglect was not due to the lack of financial resources, and that the burden of proving lack of financial means was shifted to her in violation of due process under the Fifth Amendment. We affirm.
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On April 10, 1987, S.C., the mother, left her home at approximately 8:30 a.m. to look for an…
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