Hogan v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant appeals from a conviction for unlawfully carrying a pistol.

The State’s witness, Mrs. Bailey, testified: “I was at the residence of my son, and that while there appellant came into the house in his shirt sleeves; that he had on a belt and pistol scabbard, and that she saw the handle of the pistol sticking out of the scabbard; the handle of the pistol was of black substance, and the metal between the sides of the handle was bright or nickel-plated; that she was certain she saw the handle of a pistol sticking out of the scabbard.

Appellant’s witnesses all admit he was…