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Enforcement, 53-year-old scott peterson was charged with three charges of culpable negligence. peterson was booked into the broward county jail on a $102,000 bond. broward state attorney's office said the charges carry a maximum sentence of 96 1/2 years in state prison. peterson denounced the charges as unprecedented and furious. joining us here on the set, msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. danny, what do you make of these charges that "the new york times" is called an unusual instance of law enforcement officer being held criminally liable for not protecting the public? >> it's very unusual...

For failing to confront the gunman that shot and killed 17 people at marjory stoneman douglas high school. peterson faces seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence, and one count of perjury. peterson faces a maximum potential sentence of 96 1/2 years in prison. his attorneys say the charges are unprecedented, they've called for them to be dismissed immediately. they say that the only person to blame for that shooting is the gunman himself. i'm joined now by msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. this is a fascinating case on a number of levels. and you correct me if ...

That is traditionally child neglect. but now you have a law enforcement person who was supposed to guard the school being charged with child neglect. and by the way, in looking at the statute, technically there probably is a violation because he was if a caregiver position of responsibility, that is item number one proven and as a result of negligence or neglect, children were harmed. we know that happens to be true. so even though i've never seen charges like this brought against a police official, there may be an argument that it fits the statute and he faces an enormous exposure. i think it...