Riddle v. State

OPINION

BLISS, Presiding Judge:

Appellant, Joe Kenneth Riddle, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged and convicted in the District Court of Pon-totoc County, Case No. 4731, for the offense of Carry a Firearm After Conviction of a Felony. His punishment was fixed at two and one-half (2½) years imprisonment, and from said judgment and sentence, a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

At the trial, Officer Tom Miller testified that on May 22, 1967, he was employed as a police officer with the Ada Police Department. While on patrol, at approximately 11:15 p. m., he noticed a…