Jackson v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

Jesse Carl Jackson appeals from his conviction for possession of a short-barrel firearm denounced by V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 46.06(a)(4). The jury assessed his punishment at five years.

Jackson contends that the court erred in allowing the State to introduce evidence which connected him with a planned robbery. He also argues that the evidence was insufficient to show either his possession of the weapon or that the weapon constituted a “short-barrel firearm.”

Lloyd Brown, a Lubbock police officer, testified that he was working a stake-out at a 7 — 11 store on December…