SMITH v. STATE

No. 06-02-00143-CR.

118 S.W.3d 838 (2003)

Johnny Earl SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided September 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toby C. Wilkinson, Law Office of Toby C. Wilkinson, Greenville, for appellant.

Steve Tittle, Hunt County Asst. Dist. Atty., F. Duncan Thomas, Hunt County Dist. Atty., Greenville for appellee.

Before MORRISS, C.J., ROSS and CARTER, JJ.


OPINION

Opinion by Chief Justice MORRISS.

A high-speed chase through the streets of Greenville by a Hunt County deputy sheriff resulted in the deputy's recovery of a sawed-off shotgun from the floor of the truck driven and solely occupied by Johnny Earl Smith, a felon. In cause number 20,991 in the 196th Judicial District Court of Hunt County, a jury found Smith guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.1 Punishment...

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