Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Carrying concealed weapons. Before Judge Eice. Clarke County. At Chambers. December 12, 1877. Williams was convicted in the county court of Clarke county of carrying a pistol concealed about his person. It was not disputed that he had a pistol concealed about him at the time charged, but it was shown that the main-spring of the lock was broken, rendering a discharge in the ordinary manner of firing a pistol impossible.
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Criminal law. Carrying concealed weapons. Before Judge Eice. Clarke County. At Chambers. December 12, 1877. Williams was convicted in the county court of Clarke county of carrying a pistol concealed about his person. It was not disputed that he had a pistol concealed about him at the time charged, but it was shown that the main-spring of the lock was broken, rendering a discharge in the ordinary manner of firing a pistol impossible. Eelying upon this defense, he applied for the writ of certiorari. Judge Eice refused to sanction the petition, and he excepted.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Justice.. Section 4527 of the Code reads as follows : “ Any person having or carrying about his person, unless in an open manner and fully exposed to view, any pistol, (except horseman’s pistols,) dirk, sword in a cane, spear, bowie-knife, or any other kind of knives manufactured and sold for the purpose of offense and defense, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, etc.” What is the meaning of “ any pistol ?” This is the sole question. “ The ordinary signification shall be applied to all words, except words of art, or connected with a particular trade or subject-matter, when they shall…
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