WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 2D09-3709.

48 So.3d 192 (2010)

James Arthur WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman , Public Defender, and Megan Olson , Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph H. Lee , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


ALTENBERND, Judge.

James Arthur Williams appeals his judgments and sentences for aggravated battery, felonious "possession" of a concealed weapon, and possession of cocaine. We affirm his judgment for aggravated battery as well as the judgment for possession of cocaine. We reverse his judgment and sentence for felonious "possession" of a concealed weapon because the relevant statute makes it unlawful to "carry," not possess, a concealed weapon as a felon. The jury...

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