Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

I need to know what the EXACT statutory definition of "Deadly Weapon" is in FL., but all the research that I complete turns up nothing concrete..can you help me with this?


Asked on 9/08/09, 9:26 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

There is no statutory definition. The definition is found in the Florida criminal jury instructions:

"A weapon is a 'deadly weapon' if it is any object that is used or threatened to be used in a way likely to produce death or great bodily harm."

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Answered on 9/08/09, 12:25 pm


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