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OWENS v. STATE

No. 64980.

475 So.2d 1238 (1985)

Johnny Ray OWENS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender and Karla J. Staker and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defenders, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and William E. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for respondent.

EHRLICH, Justice.

We accepted jurisdiction to answer the certified question:

Whether an information which alleges that a defendant "carried" a firearm is sufficient to allege an essential element of aggravated assault, an offense that is statutorily defined by section 784.021(1)(a) as an assault with a deadly weapon.

Owens v. State, 444 So.2d 951, 952 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, §...

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