Harrison v. State

HALL, Judge.

Jackie Lee Harrison appeals his conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Appellant submits that the state failed to prove the corpus delicti of the crime charged and obtained its conviction solely upon appellant’s confession. We agree and accordingly reverse.

Appellant and a companion were apprehended subsequent to an aborted robbery of a gas/convenience store. Testimony of the attendant and her daughter-in-law placed appellant in the area of the convenience store just hours before the attempted robbery. The daughter-in-law of the attendant reported later…