Is dependent adult abuse a felony rather than a misdemeanor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nguyen, G047341 (Cal. App. 2013):
We reject defendant's reliance upon People v. Racy, supra, 148 Cal.App.4th 1327. The issue in Racy was the trial court's refusal to give jury instructions regarding misdemeanor dependent adult abuse. In contrast, the jurors here were instructed with the misdemeanor dependent adult abuse instructions. Therefore, we will
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not disturb the finding that the dependent adult abuse amounted to a felony rather than a misdemeanor.
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