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PORTER v. STATE

No. 77-1912.

363 So.2d 41 (1978)

Woodrow D. PORTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

GRIMES, Chief Judge.

Appellant was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and found guilty of attempted possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He now contends that he was convicted of a nonexistent crime.

The question of whether there can be crimes involving attempted possession continues to recur. In State v. Thomas, 362 So.2d 1348, No. 52,759 (Fla., filed September 21, 1978), our...

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