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Keys v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 31, 1934
67 S.W.2d 878 (Tex. Crim. App. 1934)

Opinion

No. 16309.

Delivered January 31, 1934.

Carrying a Pistol — Evidence.

In prosecution for unlawfully carrying a pistol, evidence, although conflicting, held sufficient to sustain conviction.

Appeal from the County Court at Law, No. 2, Harris County. Tried below before the Hon. Ray Scruggs, Judge.

Appeal from conviction for unlawfully carrying a pistol; penalty, fine of $100.

Judgment affirmed.

The opinion states the case.

Quinton Wright, of Houston, for appellant. Lloyd W. Davidson, State's Attorney, of Austin, for the State.


Unlawfully carrying a pistol is the offense; penalty assessed at a fine of one hundred dollars.

Appellant waived a jury and submitted the facts to the trial court.

Several witnesses in behalf of the state testified that appellant entered the house of Willis Moore on the 20th day of April, 1933, and exhibited a pistol. Appellant testified and denied the possession of a pistol on the date mentioned. Ladd, the police officer who arrested the appellant on the date of the commission of the alleged offense, testified that appellant told him that he carried a pistol to the house mentioned. There was no question raised as to the admissibility of the officer's testimony. Aside from his testimony, the conflicting evidence supports the verdict rendered by the trial judge.

No bills of exception are found in the record.

There is presented in the motion for new trial no question of law which would in any sense affect the verdict.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Keys v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 31, 1934
67 S.W.2d 878 (Tex. Crim. App. 1934)
Case details for

Keys v. State

Case Details

Full title:HENRY KEYS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Jan 31, 1934

Citations

67 S.W.2d 878 (Tex. Crim. App. 1934)
67 S.W.2d 878

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