Legal Opinion
O'Steen v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 5, 1987No. BN-125PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
506 So.2d 476 (1987)
John Thomas O'STEEN, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. BN-125.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
May 5, 1987.
Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Ann Cocheu, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Royall P. Terry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.
ZEHMER, Judge.
John Thomas O'Steen appeals his conviction for violation of section 790.23, Florida Statutes (1985), which prohibits possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. We reverse for a new trial.
Appellant first contends that the trial court erred…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Gelabert v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Stang v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
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