Legal Opinion

Monson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 10, 1993No. 91-3933PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Judge.

Appellant, Eugene Monson, raises three issues in this appeal. The first challenges his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the second challenges the trial court’s ruling on his motion to sever, and the third is a sentencing issue.

As to the first issue, we" hold that the trial court erred by denying appellant’s motion for judgment of acquittal on the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, because the state failed to prove a prima facie case in that it did not present any affirmative evidence that the person named in the certified armed…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. VazquezSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  2. Killingsworth v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Craft v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  4. Miller v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Tucker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  2. James Wyatt McGriff v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  3. State v. PelicaneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  4. Mason v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  5. James Wyatt McGriff v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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