Hawkins v. State

OPINION

SHERRY J. RADACK, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Clarence Edward Hawkins, guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. After finding an enhancement paragraph alleging a pri- or felony conviction to be true, the jury assessed punishment at 15 years imprisonment. 1 In two points of error, appellant argues (1) the evidence is legally insufficient to support his conviction, and (2) the trial court erred in admitting a penitentiary packet into evidence to prove up the enhancement allegation. We affirm.

Background

Houston Police Officer David Thomas testified that, while working…