Rodgers v. State

*1139OPINION

BLISS, Presiding Judge:

In the District Court, Tulsa County, Case No. CRF-72-719, appellant, Urbie Pennington Rodgers, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, waived a jury and was tried and convicted by the court for the offense of Possession of a Firearm, After Former Conviction of a Felony. His punishment was fixed at ten (10) years imprisonment and from that judgment and sentence, he has perfected his timely appeal to this Court.

The evidence adduced at trial reveals that at approximately 5:20 p. m., November 11, 1972, Officer T. E. Scott, while on traffic patrol at 31st…