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Hanson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Feb 8, 1961
342 S.W.2d 648 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)

Opinion

No. 32931.

February 8, 1961.

Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 4, Harris County, Jimmie Duncan, J.

No attorney for appellant of record on appeal.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Samuel H. Robertson, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


The offense is carrying a pistol; the punishment, 60 days in jail and a fine of $25.

Article 483, Vernon's Ann.P.C., which denounces the offense with which appellant was charged, provides that the punishment for a violation thereof shall be by a fine or imprisonment. It does not provide for both.

This exact question was before this Court in Everett v. State, 154 Tex.Crim. R., 226 S.W.2d 873, and we there held that the punishment assessed was not authorized by the statute and reversed the conviction.

It is so ordered in this case.


Summaries of

Hanson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Feb 8, 1961
342 S.W.2d 648 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)
Case details for

Hanson v. State

Case Details

Full title:Oliver Merwin HANSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Feb 8, 1961

Citations

342 S.W.2d 648 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)
170 Tex. Crim. 544