Hutchings v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

Just how and when Longview Police Officer James Seale first directly saw the assault rifle involved in this case is a matter of dispute. In the end, however, Kelvin Hutchings, Jr., was convicted in a bench trial for being a felon in unlawful possession of the rifle. 1 See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.04 (Vernon Supp.2010).

In five points of error, Hutchings challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the trial court’s failure to approve a waiver and consent regarding proof of his prior felony conviction, and the trial court’s actions relative to Hutchings’…