Crawford v. State

BOWEN, Judge.

The appellant was indicted and convicted for the possession of a pistol after having been convicted of committing a crime of violence. The trial court, sitting without a jury, sentenced the appellant to three years’ imprisonment.

The facts were stipulated and reveal that the appellant admitted being found in possession of a pistol on November 26, 1976; that the pistol was his and that he had owned it for approximately two years and that he had a prior conviction for burglary.1 In defense the appellant maintained that he had a pistol permit which was issued to him on March 29,…