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Criminal Law keyed to Dripps
Jones v. United States
Citation:
113 U.S.App.D.C. 352, 308 F.2d 307.
ProfessorScott Caron
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Facts
Shirley Green was the mother of Robert Lee Green and Anthony Lee Green. Shirley was unmarried and living with her parents at the time Robert was born. She arranged for the defendant to take Robert to her home and paid the defendant $72 per month for his care. There was a dispute as to whether these payments continued beyond five months. After Anthony was born, he was also taken to the defendant’s home, but no specific monetary agreement covering his support was made. Shirley lived with defendant for at least three weeks, but there is a dispute as to where she lived afterwards. Anthony died from lack of food and necessities.
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