Love v. State

450 So.2d 1191 (1984)

Ruby Lee LOVE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 83-1213.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 9, 1984.

Rehearing Denied June 27, 1984.

Stephen D. Jerome, Lighthouse Point, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Bruce M. Lee, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

BERANEK, Judge.

This is a rather bizarre case presenting the issue of whether or not the battery statutes of Florida protect an unborn fetus.

On June 5, 1982, Linda Whiteside was shot by the defendant. At the time of the shooting, the victim was seven and one-half…