Whitesides v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Gonzales. Tried below before Hon. W. W. Glass, County Judge. Appeal from a conviction of unlawfully carrying a pistol; penalty, a fine of $35. J. M. Whitesides testified that he is defendant’s father, and that defendant, at the time charged, lived with witness, at his house, on the place of Dr. Jones. Witness rented a part of Dr. Jones’ farm, and was permitted by him to use the pasture for his stock.
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Appeal from the County Court of Gonzales. Tried below before Hon. W. W. Glass, County Judge. Appeal from a conviction of unlawfully carrying a pistol; penalty, a fine of $35. J. M. Whitesides testified that he is defendant’s father, and that defendant, at the time charged, lived with witness, at his house, on the place of Dr. Jones. Witness rented a part of Dr. Jones’ farm, and was permitted by him to use the pasture for his stock. There was no limit to the number of stock he was to put in the pasture. The well (where Hiller testified to seeing defendant with the pistol) was in this pasture,…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $25, and he prosecutes this appeal.
By his first bill of exceptions appellant questions the action of the court in not permitting him to inquire of the prosecuting witness, R. D. Miller, if he had not, shortly after the occurrence at Whiteside’s house, made a statement to the witness Clinton Whitesides to the effect that he was not certain, and would not swear, that defendant had a pistol. It is not stated in this bill what the witness would have testified on this point. For aught…
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- Commonwealth v. EvanchoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Monroe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
- Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion, Texas Attorney General Reports1973
- Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion, Texas Attorney General Reports1973