Pope v. State

Walter Pope was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a pistol without a license. He made a motion for a new trial based on the general grounds only. This motion was overruled, and the-defendant excepted.

1. The defendant, an operator of a taxicab, contends that the evidence is not sufficient to authorize a conviction of carrying a pistol without a license, because he was using the weapon in an effort to collect fares not paid by two patrons. There is no merit in this contention. Caldwell v. State, 58 Ga. App. 408 (1) (198 S. E. 793).

2. The defendant also contends that the…