Cook v. State

LEHAN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions and sentence for having an illegal fuel system installed in the nose section of his 1977 Piper Navajo airplane in violation of section 330.40, Florida Statutes (1985), and tampering with evidence in violation of section 918.13, Florida Statutes (1985).

Section 330.40 provides in pertinent part: [I]t is unlawful ... to install, maintain, or possess any aircraft which has been equipped with, or had installed in its wings or fuselage, fuel tanks, bladders, drums, or other containers which will hold fuel if such fuel tanks, bladders, drums, or other…