Grant v. State

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Appellant Roger Grant seeks the reversal of his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, accompanied by punishment at confinement for ten years, on the sole ground that the firearm was obtained as the result of an illegal search and seizure. Concluding that the warrant-less search for and the seizure of the firearm were authorized, we affirm.

In the light most favorable to the jury’s conviction, the evidence shows that appellant had been convicted of a felony and, thereafter, had in his possession a firearm, a .38 caliber Rossi pistol, while operating…