Poe v. State

At the May term, 1886, of the Circuit Court of Warren County, the plaintiff in error was indicted, tried, and convicted for carrying a pistol. After a motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, he has appealed in error to this Court.

In his charge to the jury the Judge said:

“It is insisted by the defendant that if he did have a pistol at the time and manner charged, he would not be guilty, because at the time he was on a journey out of his county or State. The Court instructs you that the Act of 1879 (just read to the jury) does not exempt persons on a journey from its provisions, and…