Christian v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CLINTON, Judge.

On appeal to the Dallas Court of Appeals appellant contended, inter alia, that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction for unlawfully carrying a weapon under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 46.02, for which he was given 30 days in jail, probated, and fined $250. In an unpublished opinion the court of appeals reversed and remanded on another ground of error not relevant here, recognized its obligation nevertheless to review the sufficiency ground, see Swabado v. State, 597 S.W.2d 361 (Tex.Cr.App.1980), but concluded…