Joiner v. State

BOYER, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury and sentenced to five years imprisonment for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sole issue in the instant appeal is whether the state produced sufficient evidence at trial to establish that appellant had knowledge of the presence of the gun which was found at the home which was occupied jointly by appellant and his wife.

Only two witnesses testified for the state. The state’s evidence showed that appellant *297lived in a house which had three bedrooms, one of which was occupied by appellant and his wife and contained a closet…