Bates v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 46.05. Appellant waived a jury trial and entered a plea of guilty; he was sentenced to imprisonment for ten years.

In his sole ground of error appellant contends that the indictment is void for failure to state an offense.

V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 46.05, provides:

“(a) A person who has been convicted of a felony involving an act of violence or threatened violence to a person or property commits an offense if he possesses a firearm away from the premises where he…