O'Neal v. State

DeCARLO, Judge.

William Leonard O’Neal was convicted of a violation of Title 14, § 174, Subsection (a), Code of Alabama 1940 Recompiled, 1958, which reads:

“No person who has been convicted in this State or elsewhere of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence shall own a pistol or have one in his possession or under his control.”

Upon this conviction, the Circuit Court of Lee County assessed the appellant’s punishment at four years. It is from this judgment that he appeals.

The testimony showed the factual situation to be that Jasper Snipes, along with his brother, Jim Snipes,…