Davis v. State

PEARSON, Judge.

Davis appeals from a judgment of conviction of unlawful possession of a pistol by a convicted felon in violation of § 790.23 (1), Fla.Stat., F.S.A.1 He urges us to reverse the judgment because the state did not prove that he violated § 790.23(1), since the record shows conclusively that he was in possession of a revolver, not a pistol.

We hold that the word “pistol” in § .790.23(1) is a generic word which encompasses the entire class of firearms designed either by the manufacturer or the possessor to be held and fired by one hand. See People v. Borgeson, 335 Ill. 136, 166 N.E.…