JAMES KNOTTS, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (11 total)

• Bryant v. State, 386 So. 2d 237 (Fla. 1980)
  …atistically insignificant under Castaneda. . State v. Nunez, 368 So. 2d 422 (Fla.3d DCA 1979); Martin v. State, 367 So. 2d 1119 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979). See also Harris v. State, 370 So. 2d 74 (Fla.2d DCA 1979) (a pistol is a firearm); Rogers v. State, 336 So. 2d 1233 (Fla.4th DCA 1976) (a pistol is a firearm); Davis v. State, 215 So. 2d 626 (Fla.3d DCA 1968) (a revolver is a pistol and a pistol is a firearm).…
• Fike v. State, 455 So. 2d 628 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984)
  …Young. Fike was charged with and convicted of a felony. The court had jurisdiction to try the felony charge. We treat the portion of the information which alleged only a misdemeanor as mere surplusage. On this point we conflict with Rogers v. State, 336 So. 2d 1233 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976), cert, dism., 348 So. 2d 952 (Fla.1977), and Pope. Fike also contends that it was error for the court not to permit testimony regarding the reputation for truth and veracity of the state's principal witness, Lyndon Bodner. The t…
• MacHado v. State, 363 So. 2d 1132 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978)
  …y machine gun . . . ” Clearly, operability is not a determinative factor in defining a firearm. Additionally, the two arresting officers described the weapon at trial as a “9 mm automatic pistol, loaded,” and a pistol is a firearm. Rogers v. State, 336 So. 2d 1233 (Fla.4th DCA 1976); Davis v. State, 215 So. 2d 626 (Fla.3d DCA 1968). Further, the weapon was introduced into evidence and the trial judge, as trier of fact, had ample opportunity to inspect the gun and make a determination as to whether Section 790…