Turner v. State

BUSSEY, Presiding Judge:

Eddie Lee Turner, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried, and convicted in the District Court of Bryan County, Oklahoma for the offense of Carrying a Firearm, After Former Conviction of a Felony; his punishment was fixed at eight (8) years imprisonment, and from said judgment and sentence, a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

At the trial, Stephen Allen Johnson testified that on October 21, 1971, he was employed as a checker at the Green Spray Food Center in Durant, Oklahoma. At approximately 10:00 o’clock p. m., the defendant entered the…