THE PEOPLE v. MATYE
Where defendant physically assaulted, threatened, and falsely imprisoned his 60 year old mother who was partially paralyzed on one side of her body, his conviction under Penal Code Sec. 368 was supported by sufficient evidence that he had willfully injured and falsely imprisoned a "dependant adult" because statute defined term as "any person between the ages of 18 and 64, who has physical or mental limitations which restrict... ability to carry out normal activities or to protect... rights," and "restrict" is not synonymous with "preclude." Evidence of victim's limited mobility, comprehension, and memory satisfied state's 'burden to prove that victim's ability to carry out normal activities or protect rights was limited in a significant way, and state was not required to demonstrate a caretaker relationship between defendant and victim.
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