POWELL v. STATE

No. 01-02-00741-CR.

112 S.W.3d 642 (2003)

Melvin Danyeal POWELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

June 26, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry L. Burkholder III, Jay T. Karahan, Houston, for Appellant.

Charles A. Rosenthal, Jr., Dist. Atty.— Harris County, and Julie Klibert, Asst. Dist. Atty., William J. Delmore, III, Chief Prosecutor, Appellate Division, Houston, for State.

Panel consists of Justices TAFT, JENNINGS, and HANKS.


OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Melvin Danyeal Powell, of possession of a firearm by a felon, and the trial court assessed punishment at two years in prison. We determine whether the evidence was legally and factually sufficient to show that appellant knowingly possessed the firearm. We affirm.

Facts

At about 1:00 a.m. on November 17, 2002, Houston Police Department ("HPD") Officer Sightsinger noticed a suspicious...

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