R.V., A JUVENILE, APPELLANT,
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE; W.B., A JUVENILE, APPELLANT, V. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 3d DCA | 1986-11-12
Nos. 85-904, 85-2029
Before BA.RKDULL, HUBBART and FERGUSON, JJ.
497 So. 2d 912 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1986) Positive Treatment
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Carrying A Concealed Firearm Deadly Weapon

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Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Judge.

FERGUSON, Judge.

We agree with the trial court’s factual determination that a nunchaku (“num-chucks”), a potentially .lethal device which originated from the martial arts, is a deadly weapon. Unlike other common objects which may be deadly only because of their use or threatened use, the sole modern use of a nunchaku is to cause great bodily harm.1 Appellants, who carried the nun-chaku on their persons in a concealed manner, were properly adjudicated delinquent for carrying a concealed weapon. See C.J.R. v. State, 429 So. 2d 753 (Fla. 1st DCA), review denied, 440 So. 2d 351 (Fla.1983).

Affirmed.

. Appellant R.V. argues that nunchaku sticks have legitimate uses, noting, for example, that they were originally designed as farm tools used to separate chaff from grain. The instrument's historical origin does not help persuade us that it has constructive social utility on the streets of urban Miami.

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    …bodily harm when used in the ordinary and usual manner contemplated by its design and construction. 79 Am.Jur.2d Weapons and Firearms § 2. An object can become a deadly weapon if its sole modern use is to cause great bodily harm. See R. V. v. State, 497 So. 2d 912 (Fla. 3d DCA), rev. denied, 508 So. 2d 15 (Fla.1986) (Nunchakus originally designed as farm tools used to separate chaff from grain but now used as potentially lethal devices in martial arts and have no constructive social utility). A razor blade wa…
  • Thompson v. State, 552 So. 2d 264 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989)
    …un in his pocket.* Williams and Gable had accompanied Clifton to Hansen’s residence, but, like defendant, they did not initially go over to the park. Clifton and Williams were both armed with nunchakus. Nunchakus are deadly weapons. R. V. v. State, 497 So. 2d 912 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986), review denied, 508 So. 2d 15 (1987). See also Robinson v. [*265] State, 547 So. 2d 321, 323 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989) (citing R.V.). Initially, defendant, Williams, and Gable stood around outside Hansen’s residence talking about Clift…
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    …ms v. State, 688 So. 2d 337 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996), between an ordinary razor blade and a straight-edged razor. An object can become a deadly weapon if its sole modern use is to cause great bodily harm. Robinson, 547 So. 2d at 323 (citing R.V. v. State, 497 So. 2d 912 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986) (Nunchakus, originally designed as farm tools used to separate chaff from grain, are now used as potentially lethal devices in martial arts and have no constructive social utility)). Because seven inch straight-edged razors are no…

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