Legal Opinion
In re L.E.J.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 2, 1983No. 80-1250PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a finding of neglect by the Family Division of the Superior Court and an order placing L.E.J., an infant, in the temporary custody of the Social Rehabilitation Administration. Appellant contends that D.C.Code § 16-2316(c) (1981), which permits a trial court to draw an inference of neglect from certain evidence, was unconstitutionally applied to her and is unconstitutionally vague. We reject both of appellant’s arguments.
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On the evening of August 30,1979, appellant brought her five-week-old son, L.E.J., to the Howard University Hospital emergency…
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