DAMPIER v. STATE

No. 91-01820.

596 So.2d 515 (1992)

Michael DAMPIER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Brad Permar, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


LEHAN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a short-barreled shotgun. He contends the evidence did not establish the statutory requisite that the weapon was operable or could readily be made operable. We disagree and affirm.

Section 790.221(1), Florida Statutes (1989), provides, "It is unlawful for any person to own or to have in his care, custody, possession, or control any short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun...

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