State v. Rucker

Margaret Rucker appeals from her conviction on two counts of unlawful neglect and one count of aggravated assault and battery. We affirm.

The charges against Rucker arose from her care of two nieces. In 1980 or 1981, when the younger niece was approximately six and the older niece was approximately seven, the children were placed by their mother in Rucker’s care. The children stayed with Rucker off and on until they were taken into protective custody by the Department of Social Services Division of Child Protection (DSS) in 1988. At the time they were taken into protective custody, the…