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Willard v. State

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  • 386 So. 2d 869

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  • examining whether there was an overt act which created a well-founded fear of imminent violence
  • “The ability to do violence was established by the presence of the knife because a knife may be thrown or used anytime it is in a person’s possession ... it is not necessary that the knife be brandished or that the perpetrator move toward the victim.”

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Judges: Mills

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