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BURKETT v. STATE

No. BS-286.

518 So.2d 1363 (1988)

William Lee BURKETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Slaughter, II, of Slaughter and Slaughter, Live Oak, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Kenneth Muszynski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

BARFIELD, Judge.

William Lee Burkett appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, asserting that he did not know he was a convicted felon at the time he possessed the firearm. We affirm.

Section 790.23, Florida Statutes (1985), provides:

(1) It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a felony in the courts of this state or of a crime against the United States which is designated as a felony or convicted of...

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