Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joseph Michael QUINN, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-01-20
Citations: 518 So. 2d 474
Docket Number: No. 87-1302
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joseph Michael QUINN, Appellee.
Judges: DELL and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 518
Pages: 474–475

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joseph Michael QUINN, Appellee.
No. 87-1302.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Jan. 20, 1988.
Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Deborah Guller, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Margaret Good, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm. We find that the trial court did not err in granting the Defendant's motion to dismiss. No question of fact remains as to whether the firearm was concealed within the meaning of section 790.001(2), Florida Statutes (1985). The state acknowledged that the arresting officer immediately recognized the object as a firearm from his position outside the defendant's car. Also, no evidence was offered to suggest that the officer's training and experience contributed to his identification of the firearm. See Ensor v. State, 403 So.2d 349, 354 (Fla.1981).
Furthermore, we decline to apply Russell v. Russell, 507 So.2d 661 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987), to criminal cases.
AFFIRMED.
DELL and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.
GLICKSTEIN, J., concurs with opinion.