MASON v. STATE

No. 1D02-0523.

853 So.2d 544 (2003)

Joe T. MASON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Nancy L. Showalter, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General; Trisha E. Meggs, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


BENTON, J.

Joe T. Mason brings this direct appeal from conviction and sentence for violating section 790.23(1)(d), Florida Statutes (Supp.1998), which outlaws possession of a firearm by a person who has been found "guilty of an offense that is a felony in another state...." We reverse.

The state introduced two documents to prove that appellant was a convicted felon when he possessed a firearm: Judgment and Sentence on Plea of Not Guilty (Judgment) dated February...

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