FREEMAN v. STATE

No. 5D06-2395.

969 So.2d 473 (2007)

Robert FREEMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann M. Phillips, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


PLEUS, J.

Freeman appeals his conviction for manslaughter after his six pit bulls mauled an elderly neighbor to death. He makes two arguments. First, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the actions alleged and proved were specifically prohibited by the "Dangerous Dog Act," section 767.13(2), Florida Statutes (2003). Second, he claims that even if he was properly charged...

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