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PRESTON v. STATE

No. 78-1888.

373 So.2d 451 (1979)

Adam E. PRESTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 1, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Focht, New Port Richey, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James Purdy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

DANAHY, Judge.

Thirty-one years ago an ice pick was judicially described as a tool of ordinary or everyday use, the possession of which could not properly give rise to a presumption of an intent to use it unlawfully.1 We are confronted with the question whether an ice pick should be so regarded today, and, if so, whether the innocent character of an ice pick changes to criminal when it is carried in a combination consisting of two ice...

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