Silva v. State

BOYER, Chief Judge.

Appellant here appeals a conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and a resulting ten-year sentence.

On New Year’s day, 1975, appellant and Mrs. Brandon (a lady with whom he had been cohabiting since August of 1973) had an argument. Appellant hit Mrs. Brandon in the mouth in the presence of her nine-year-old son, Davey. -Davey ran out of the house screaming that he was going to call the police. Appellant instructed Mrs. Brandon to go get Davey. She did indeed go get Davey but she continued on to a local convenience store where the police were summoned. In…