Legal Opinion
Tarpeh v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 2013No. 11-CF-145PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Chief Judge:
Appellant Ophelia Tarpeh appeals from her conviction for criminal neglect of a vulnerable adult in violation of D.C.Code § 22-934 (2011 Supp.). Tarpeh contends that the record was insufficient to support her conviction. We agree, and reverse the conviction.
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Appellant Ophelia Tarpeh was a certified nursing assistant (“CNA”) for ten years and had been an employee of Lee-wood Healthcare Center, a nursing home located in Virginia, for two months at the time of the incident in question. Leewood is comprised of three nursing units: the Azalea unit for health care patients…
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