STATE v. CHRISTIE

Case No. 3D04-1214.

939 So.2d 1078 (2005)

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. VONDA DENISE CHRISTIE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed November 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Jennifer Falcone Moore, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Howard K. Blumberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.

Before LEVY, GREEN, and WELLS, JJ.


GREEN, J.

The State of Florida appeals the trial court's dismissal of its information against Vonda Denise Christie for child neglect with no bodily harm pursuant to sections 827.03(3)(a) and (c), Florida Statutes (2003). At issue in this case is whether a public school teacher can be deemed a "caregiver" for students during school hours, as that term is defined in section 827.01(1). We conclude that a public school teacher is a "caregiver," as defined by section...

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