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Foster v. State

Citations

  • 286 So. 2d 549

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  • holding simple screwdriver is not burglary tool without proof defendant used screwdriver in breaking and entering
  • \[i]t would be an unconstitutional act — in excess of the State's police power — to criminalize the simple possession of a screwdriver\

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Judges: Boyd

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