Case Name: James Henry THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-07-26
Citations: 348 So. 2d 635
Docket Number: No. 76-1835
Parties: James Henry THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before HENDRY, C. J., and PEARSON and HUBBART, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 348
Pages: 635–636

Head Matter:
James Henry THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 76-1835.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 26, 1977.
Stephen L. Raskin, Miami, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. and Sidney M. Pertnoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before HENDRY, C. J., and PEARSON and HUBBART, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The defendant was found guilty by a jury on two counts: (1) carrying a concealed weapon, and (2) unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was adjudged guilty on both counts but was sentenced only upon the second count. On this appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.
The defendant's testimony was that he had just taken the gun from another who had threatened defendant with the gun. Defendant's version of the facts was refuted by testimony that he denied to police officers that he had a gun and the fact that the gun was concealed in the small of his back. The judgment is, therefore, affirmed. See Davidson v. State, 99 Fla. 732, 127 So. 342 (1930); Duncomb v. State, 237 So.2d 86 (Fla.3d DGA 1970).
Affirmed.