Pridgeon v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

Appellant Pridgeon has moved for rehearing of this court’s affirmance of his conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, urging that the court has overlooked appellant’s objections raised at trial. We grant the motion for rehearing, withdraw our previous opinion and substitute the following therefor.

Appellant Pridgeon was tried and convicted on the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. One of the elements to be proved by the state in such a case is a prior felony conviction of the defendant. Thus, at trial the state intro*1005duced into…