Legal Opinion
Briggs v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 25, 1987No. 788-86PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
ONION, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the felony offense of unlawful possession of a prohibited weapon, namely a chemical dispensing device. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 46.06(a)(7). After finding appellant guilty, the trial court assessed punishment at two (2) years’ imprisonment. The imposition of sentence was suspended and the appellant was placed on probation for two (2) years.
On appeal the Court of Appeals, responding only to appellant’s first point of error, 1 reversed the judgment and ordered the cause remanded to the trial…
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