Legal Opinion
McDaniels v. State of Florida
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 10, 2025No. 1D2023-0533Published
1Opinion of the Court
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-0533 _____________________________ STANLEY VICTOR MCDANIELS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the County Court for Escambia County. Kerra A. Smith. September 10, 2025 RAY, J. Florida law generally makes it a crime for an ordinary, law- abiding, adult citizen to carry a firearm openly in public. Stanley Victor McDaniels was convicted under that law, and he now appeals. He contends that this open carry ban is incompatible with the Second Amendment’s…
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