Tiller v. State

Phipps, Judge.

After a jury trial, Willie Tiller was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon, providing false information to a police officer, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Challenging only his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Tiller contends that the evidence was insufficient. Because Tiller has shown merit in his contention, we reverse that conviction.

The state adduced evidence that at approximately 11:30 p.m. on November 13, 2003, Tiller was stopped by police officers for walking “right down the middle of [a] roadway” that had sidewalks on both…