STATE v. SMITH

No. COA98-1623.

522 S.E.2d 321 (1999)

STATE of North Carolina v. Linda Mooney SMITH.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by Joan Herre Erwin, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Davis Law Firm, by James A. Davis, Salisbury, for the defendant.


WYNN, Judge.

Before her death, Ina Mooney, the 81-year old grandmother of defendant Linda Mooney Smith, resided at the Brian Center Nursing Home. She suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and many other medical conditions including incontinence for which she wore adult diapers. To prevent wandering, the Brian Center staff strapped her into bed each night with a "roll belt," a device which tied around her abdomen and to the sides of the bed.

On 11 February 1997...

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