Cates v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
408 So.2d 797 (1982)
Joseph R. CATES, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 81-723.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
January 15, 1982.
Gregory H. Fisher, St. Petersburg, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Osmond, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.
GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.
When is a weapon "securely encased" so that it can be legally carried in a private vehicle? The question is easily stated, but the answer is elusive.
The state charged appellant with carrying a concealed firearm in violation of section 790.01(2), Florida Statutes (Supp.…
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