Taylor v. State
The First DCA affirmed a conviction for aggravated manslaughter of a child by culpable negligence where the defendant bed-shared with her 19-day-old infant while impaired from methamphetamine use, and the infant died from 'unsafe sleep.' The court held that bed-sharing alone, without evidence of impairment or other aggravating factors, would be insufficient to establish culpable negligence, but the combination of bed-sharing with meth impairment and prior warnings was sufficient to survive a motion for judgment of acquittal.
Key facts
- Defendant bed-shared with her 19-day-old infant while impaired from methamphetamine use; the infant died from unsafe sleep.
- Defendant was convicted in trial court of aggravated manslaughter of a child by culpable negligence.
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