holding courts may “reverse convictions [of aggravated battery] when the State fails to present competent substantial evidence that the object used is a deadly weapon”
How later courts described this case
- holding courts may “reverse convictions [of aggravated battery] when the State fails to present competent substantial evidence that the object used is a deadly weapon”
- “A deadly weapon is defined as an instrument that will likely cause death or great bodily harm when used in the ordinary and usual manner contemplated by its design.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
PER CURIAM.
We affirm without prejudice to William Brown’s right, if any, to file a timely motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.
NORTHCUTT, WALLACE, and LaROSE, JJ., Concur.