Webb v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of a .38 caliber revolver in violation of Art. 489c, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., with three prior convictions alleged for enhancement; the punishment, life imprisonment.

The evidence shows that on the occasion in question, appellant was found with a pistol in his hand, away from his residence. A prior conviction for burglary, for which appellant served time in the penitentiary, was also shown. In defense, appellant offered evidence that he was in fear of his life because of threats made to him and that such fear justified his possession of the pistol as…