State v. Reid

The state appeals an order of the trial court granting Everald Montgomery Reid’s motion to dismiss the information charging Reid with, inter alia, carrying a concealed firearm. There exists a genuine issue of material fact concerning the extent to which the firearm in question was concealed by Reid’s shirt. “[A] completely revealed weapon would not be a concealed weapon, and dismissal on motion would be proper. But it does not follow that a weapon, in order to be concealed, must be completely concealed.” State v. Sellers, 281 So.2d 397 (Fla. 2d DCA 1973); see also State v. Joseph, 506 So.2d…