District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
LETTS, Judge.
Involved here is the recently enacted statute enhancing the penalties for assaulting or battering a person sixty-five years old or older. The trial judge dismissed the charge because the information failed to state that the aggravated battery was carried out "knowingly." We reluctantly affirm.
Section 784.08(2), Florida Statutes (1989), provides in part:
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