Legal Opinion

Suit v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 11, 2005No. 4D04-173PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.

Suit challenges his conviction for one count of robbery with a deadly weapon and one count of threatening to project, place, or discharge a destructive device. He contends that the evidence at trial did not established the existence of a “deadly weapon” or a “weapon” under an objective standard of proof. We affirm.

The record reflects that Suit walked up to the drive-through window of a Wendy’s and demanded money, displaying an object and voicing threats. The employee operating the window was a sixteen-year-old girl, who did not testify, but, from all pertinent witness accounts, was placed in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Dale v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  2. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  3. Akins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  4. Hall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  5. E.S. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. T.N. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  2. Saint-Fort v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  3. Winbush v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  4. TN v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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