WILSON v. STATE

No. 76-419.

344 So.2d 1315 (1977)

Alfred C. WILSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, Bartow, and Douglas A. Wallace, Asst. Public Defender, Bradenton, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


GRIMES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of carrying a concealed firearm in violation of Section 790.01(2), Florida Statutes (1975). He now attacks the refusal of the court to instruct the jury concerning the knowledge of the appellant of the presence of the firearm.

Appellant was arrested for having a pistol under the seat of his automobile. His sole defense to the charge was that he was unaware of the presence of the pistol. To support his defense, appellant...

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