Ferguson v. State

335 S.W.3d 676 (2011)

Jerrod Duanya FERGUSON aka Jerry Fuller, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 14-09-00575-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

February 1, 2011.

Rehearing En Banc Overruled March 3, 2011.

Jerrod Duanya Ferguson, Huntsville, pro se.

Melinda Fletcher, Amarillo, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices ANDERSON, FROST, and BROWN.

OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of possession of a prohibited item in a correctional facility, namely, a cell phone. The jury assessed six years' imprisonment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice…