Franklin v. State

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

Appellant, Paul Wendell Franklin appeals his judgment of conviction for the misdemeanor offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun. TexPenal Code Ann. § 46.02 (Vernon 1989). The trial court rejected appellant’s not guilty plea and assessed punishment at a fine of one hundred ($100) dollars. We affirm.

In his sole point of error appellant asserts that the trial court erred in not granting his motion to suppress the handgun. The relevant facts are as follows: On June 21, 1992, South Houston Police Officer Michael J. Powers was on routine patrol when he noticed appellant…