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TARPEH v. U.S.

No. 11-CF-145.

62 A.3d 1266 (2013)

Ophelia TARPEH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 21, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmanuel D. Akpan , with whom Ubong E. Akpan was on the brief, for appellant.

Shane N. Waller , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, Roy W. McLeese III , Assistant United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Chrisellen R. Kolb , Demian S. Ahn , and Adam B. Schwartz , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, FISHER, Associate Judge, and STEADMAN, Senior Judge.

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.

I.

Appellant Ophelia Tarpeh was a certified nursing assistant ("CNA") for ten years and had been an employee of Leewood Healthcare Center, a nursing home located...

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