Woodson v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, who has three (3) prior convictions, was caught in possession of a pistol. Subsequently, he was charged with, and convicted of, being a felon in possession of a fireman. He was found guilty and sentenced as an habitual offender. The Court of Appeals certified the case to us. We affirm.

At trial, the court ruled that the State could use appellant’s prior conviction to prove the first element of the crime (that appellant was a felon), and then allowed the State to use the same prior conviction to enhance appellant’s punishment as an habitual offender.…