CRAFT v. STATE

No. 83-766.

441 So.2d 704 (1983)

Ernest CRAFT, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and Michael E. Raiden, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and M. Ann Garrison, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


RYDER, Judge.

The issue presented for our consideration is whether the trial court committed reversible error by denying the appellant's motion to sever trial on the offense of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon from trial on two other charges. We find that the trial court did err in this regard.

The charges arose from the following scenario: Ernest Craft, Jr. was arguing with several individuals. He produced a firearm from his pocket and pointed...

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