AKINS v. STATE

No. 5D01-2288.

838 So.2d 637 (2003)

Anthony J. AKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Leonard R. Ross, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lamya A. Henry, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


THOMPSON, C.J.

Anthony Akins appeals his conviction for armed robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon. Akins contends that his conviction should be reversed because the state failed to present any evidence that the item he carried "was designed or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive." Because there was no evidence to establish that he possessed a firearm, Akins argues, he cannot be convicted as charged. We affirm.

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