PORTER v. STATE

No. 5D00-1866.

798 So.2d 855 (2001)

Marceline PORTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Anne Moorman Reeves, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lamya A. Henry, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


THOMPSON, C.J.

Marceline Porter appeals her conviction for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, in violation of section 790.23, Florida Statutes. We affirm.

In December 1999, an officer watched Porter as she stood on a street corner in a high crime area frequented by prostitutes. Her hands were in the pockets of her shorts. The officer saw one vehicle slow down as it neared her, and another stop. She spoke to the occupants of the latter vehicle. The...

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