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PETERSON v. STATE

No. 5D99-1925.

765 So.2d 861 (2000)

Lee Ellis PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Barbara C. Davis, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Belle B. Schumann, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

W. SHARP, J.

Lee Peterson appeals from his conviction for the statutory offense of aggravated manslaughter of an elderly or disabled person, in connection with the death of his 82-year-old mother. Section 782.07(2), Florida Statutes, declares that a person who causes the death of an elderly or disabled person by culpable negligence, under circumstances set forth in section 825.102(3), commits aggravated manslaughter. Neglect of an elderly or disabled person is defined...

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