Santiago v. State

In this appeal from his conviction for carrying a concealed weapon, appellant, Ivan Santiago, contends that the trial court erred when, in answering a jury question, it informed the jury that carrying a concealed weapon in one’s residence violated the concealed weapons law. To the contrary, the concealed weapons law does not apply to weapons in the home. We reverse.

An undercover police officer went to a residence in Palm Beach County to purchase cocaine from Santiago. During the transaction Santiago pulled a firearm from his pocket and displayed it. The undercover officer completed the…