Owens v. State

Jake T. Owens appeals his judgment and sentence for fifteen counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of section 790.23, Florida Statutes (1991). We agree with Owens that he can be charged with only one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. We conclude that there is no merit in the remaining issues that Owens raises in this appeal.

The police, while serving a valid search warrant, discovered fifteen firearms at Owens’s residence. Owens had four prior felony convictions. The state charged Owens with fifteen separate counts of possession of a firearm by…