James v. State

Ingemar Keitt (a/k/a John James) was charged with seven crimes arising out of events that took place on March 8, 2007. He appeals his convictions for two of those crimes, carrying a concealed weapon by a convicted felon and battery on a law enforcement officer. We affirm his conviction for battery on a law enforcement officer without discussion. We reverse his conviction for carrying a concealed weapon by a convicted felon and remand for a new trial on that charge.

At trial, Officer Paul Brown testified that he was dispatched to a supermarket in reference to a shoplifting incident on March 8,…