Yeager v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appeal is taken from a conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. After finding appellant guilty, the jury assessed punishment at three years and a $2500 fine.

The Court of Appeals reversed appellant’s conviction. Yeager v. State, 708 S.W.2d 948 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1986). A penitentiary packet was admitted during the guilt or innocence phase of the trial to prove appellant had previously been convicted of a felony and thus his possession of the firearm was unlawful. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 46.05(a). The court found the…