POWELL v. STATE

No. Z-224.

335 So.2d 304 (1976)

Henry Isaac POWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Ervin, III, Public Defender, and Gary M. Delohery, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Michael M. Corin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


BOYER, Chief Judge.

Appellant appeals a judgment of guilt and resulting sentence based upon an adverse jury verdict following a trial on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon proscribed by F.S. 790.23. That statute makes it unlawful for a convicted felon "to own or to have in his care, custody, possession, or control any firearm or to carry a concealed weapon."

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