Legal Opinion

In re A.K.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 1, 2006No. COA04-986-2PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVINSON, Judge.

Respondent (father) appeals from an order adjudging his child A.K. neglected. We reverse.

*228The pertinent facts may be summarized as follows: C.A.K., the older sibling of A.K., was born on 11 January 2002. Less than four weeks later, on 4 February 2002, C.A.K. was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with an infection. After having a seizure, subsequent evaluation revealed that C.A.K. had suffered as many as 16 bone fractures. According to Dr. Dejournett, an emergency room physician, the fractures looked "`fresh', and were less than 7 to 10 days old." In Dr. Dejournett's opinion,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Tucker v. FrinziSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1996
  2. Matter of NicholsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
  3. In Re SmithCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In re N.G.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  2. In re A.S.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
  3. In re: J.A.M.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018
  4. In Re NGCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  5. In re A.S.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008

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