Patterson v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon. The punishment is imprisonment for ten years.

The appellant asserts that his conviction here constitutes double jeopardy and the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction.

The appellant was arrested and found in possession of a bag of marihuana and a pistol. He was charged in a two-count indictment with the offenses of possession of marihuana and possession of a firearm by a felon. 1 Before a jury was impaneled and sworn the State elected to proceed on the count for possession of marihuana;…