Legal Opinion

Willis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 13, 1986No. 85-2369Published

1Per curiam

We affirm appellant’s convictions and reject appellant’s contention that the state’s proof was insufficient to establish the use of a firearm, even though the state did not produce the alleged firearm at trial. See Watson v. State, 437 So.2d 702 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). We also reject appellant’s claim that the state was required to prove that the firearm was loaded. Bentley v. State, 477 So.2d 1087 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985).

Although we believe the error to be harmless we agree, and the state concedes, that the trial court erred in noting on the judgment that appellant’s conviction on Count II for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Watson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  2. Bentley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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