Carroll v. State

OPINION

GRAY, Justice.

Adolphus Carroll was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The jury found him to be a habitual felon and sentenced him to 65 years in prison. Carroll appealed. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Facts

Officer Clifford Hoida, of the Waco Police Department, worked off-duty at a local HEB grocery store as armed security. On the evening of November 2,1998, a hysterical woman approached Hoida at the south entry door of the HEB. She was very emotional and was shaking. She told Hoi-da that she had seen a black male with a chrome gun which he had stuck in…