Chiarini, Edward v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

A person commits a criminal offense if he “intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun ... if the person is not: (1) on the person’s own premises or premises under the person’s control .... ” Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.02(a)(1) (West Supp. 2012). Appellant Edward Chiarini complains the evidence is legally insufficient to support his conviction under this statute because there is no evidence he was not on his “own premises.”

The only evidence before the jury showed Chiarini was carrying a handgun in a common area of his…