SIMMONS v. STATE

No. 4D00-1843.

780 So.2d 263 (2001)

Isaiah SIMMONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Ian Seldin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for robbery by sudden snatching of a wallet with a deadly weapon. He argues the trial court erred by denying his motion for judgment of acquittal, because there was insufficient evidence of a deadly weapon. In addition, he argues the trial court abused its discretion in instructing the jury only on the definition of a weapon and not on the definition of a deadly weapon. We reverse and remand.

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