Woods v. State

956 S.W.2d 33 (1997)

Candace Waggoner WOODS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. 1574-96.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

November 5, 1997.

Keith S. Hampton, Cynthia L. Hampton, Austin, for appellant.

Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PRICE, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for carrying a firearm in court. TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 46.03(a)(3) (Vernon Supp.1996). After her pretrial motion to suppress was overruled, she pleaded guilty to the lesser included offense of unlawfully carrying a weapon. TEX.…