Legal Opinion

State of Florida v. Christopher Douglas Weeks

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 22, 2016No. SC14-1856Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC14-1856 ____________ STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS WEEKS, Respondent. [September 22, 2016] PARIENTE, J. The issue raised in this case is whether the “felon-in-possession” statute, section 790.23, which prohibits convicted felons from possessing “any firearm,” is unconstitutionally vague with respect to the meaning of a “replica” of an “antique firearm” as those terms are used in section 790.001(1). The First District Court of Appeal in Weeks v. State,

146 So. 3d 81

(Fla. 1st DCA 2014), held section 790.23, Florida Statutes…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. United States v. SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Pardo v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  3. Borden v. East-European Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
  4. State v. HearnsSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  5. Perkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991

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