Rice v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried by a jury on an indictment alleging the commission of several offenses. He was found guilty of possessing a firearm while a convicted felon. Judgment was entered on the verdict and he appeals.

1. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a document which purported to be a copy of a record of appellant’s felony conviction but which was not properly authenticated. The alleged document bears a filing stamp which shows that it was originally filed in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on March 30, 1972, and…