State v. Serebin

Stephen Serebin, a nursing home administrator, was convicted of homicide by reckless conduct, party to a crime, secs. 940.06 1 and 939.05, Stats; and twelve counts of neglect of nursing home residents, 2 party to a crime, secs. 940.29 (7) 3 and 939.05, Stats. 4 Because the state failed to prove that Serebin’s conduct caused a death or caused harm to any nursing home resident, we reverse the convictions and remand this matter to the trial court with directions to vacate the judgment and dismiss the complaint.

The basis for the reckless homicide charge was that one of the residents left the…