WRIGHT v. STATE

No. AR-386.

442 So.2d 1058 (1983)

Robert Clark WRIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gwendolyn Spivey, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Lawrence A. Kaden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


SHIVERS, Judge.

Wright appeals his conviction for possession of a weapon by a State prisoner. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the State failed to prove that appellant was not authorized to possess the alleged weapon, a screwdriver, and because there was no evidence that the screwdriver was a weapon. We agree and reverse.

Wright is an inmate at Union Correctional Institution (UCI). His job...

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