District Court of Appeal of Florida March 28, 1989, Nos. 86-122, 86-2220 (Griffith v. State)

SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

On October 23, 1984, the defendant’s three-year-old daughter, Joy, was terribly injured in a bizarre and tragic accident in which her head became caught in the footrest of a living room chair. She sustained severe head injuries caused by a lengthy deprivation of oxygen, which resulted in extensive brain damage.