Jernigan v. State

STEPHENS, Justice.

Jerry Marcus Jernigan, appellant, was tried and convicted by a jury of possession of a firearm by a felon, TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.05 (Vernon 1974), enhanced by two prior convictions. The enhanced paragraphs of the indictment were found to be true by the trial court, and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of his conviction of a prior crime of violence; the trial court’s charge to the jury; certain jury argument by the prosecutor; and the refusal to permit certain jury argument by the defense. We disagree…