D.J. v. State

D.J. appeals an order finding him guilty, but withholding adjudication of delinquency and imposing probation, for possession of a weapon or firearm on school property. He claims the trial court erred when it denied his motion for judgment of dismissal and determined the knife he was charged with carrying was not a common pocketknife, but a weapon, as defined in section 790.001(13), Florida Statutes.

The knife in this case is a folding knife that snaps closed and locks into place. It has a partially serrated, curved single-edge blade with a pointed tip. The length of the blade is slightly less…