ISAIAH KELLY
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2025-08-27
No. 2025-0095
González-Marqués, J., Emas, J., Lobree, J., Bokor, J.
2025 FL 7388 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2025)

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Holding

The antique firearm exception in section 790.221(1), Fla. Stat. is an affirmative defense that the defendant must raise, not an element the State must disprove.


Headnotes

[1] The antique firearm exception in section 790.221(1), Fla. …

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Key Quotes

“the phrase "but this section shall not apply to antique firearms" contained in section 790.221(1), Fla. Stat. is a matter of defense; the State is not required to prove, as an element of the crime of possession of a short-barreled rifle or shotgun, that the shotgun was not an antique weapon”

Court's citation to State v. Thompson, 390 So. 2d 715 (Fla. 1980)

Facts & Procedural History

Isaiah Kelly was charged with possession of a short-barreled rifle or shotgun in Miami-Dade County. The trial court entered judgment against Kelly.…

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Opinion of the Court
Bokor

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed August 27, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-0095 Lower Tribunal No. F02-21849 ________________

Isaiah Kelly, Appellant,

vs.

State of Florida, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Laura María González-Marqués, Judge.

Isaiah Kelly, in proper person.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and David Llanes, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before EMAS, LOBREE and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Footnotes
2 Affirmed. See State v. Thompson, 390 So. 2d 715 (Fla. 1980) (holding that the phrase “but this section shall not apply to antique firearms” contained in section 790.221(1), Fla. Stat. is a matter of defense; the State is not required to prove, as an element of the crime of possession of a shortbarreled rifle or shotgun, that the shotgun was not an antique weapon).

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