Freeman v. State

969 So.2d 473 (2007)

Robert FREEMAN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D06-2395.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 16, 2007.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann M. Phillips, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PLEUS, J.

Freeman appeals his conviction for manslaughter after his six pit bulls mauled an elderly neighbor to death. He makes two arguments. First, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion…