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STATE v. M.T.S.

No. 81-325.

408 So.2d 662 (1981)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. M.T.S., a Child, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Alan T. Lipson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Joseph M. Gersten, Miami, for appellee.

Before HENDRY, NESBITT and BASKIN, JJ.

NESBITT, Judge.

M.T.S. was born displaying symptoms of drug withdrawal and there were indications that the infant had sustained brain damage. When the child was only two weeks old, the State of Florida petitioned the circuit court to declare the child a dependent, pursuant to Sections 39.408 — 39.41, Florida Statutes (1979), alleging as a basis for the dependency adjudication that the child was: (a) abandoned; (b) abused; or (c) neglected as those terms are...

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