Louis v. State

HURT, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of carrying-brass knuckles. The information alleges that the appellant carried “brass knuckles.” The proof left it in doubt as to whether the knuckles were made of brass or some other metal. The proof supporting the information shows, however, that it was made of a metal. This court judicially knows that “brass knuckles” maybe composed of metal other than brass, as steel, iron, etc.; and, when the information charges “brass knuckles,” it is equivalent to an allegation that they were made of metal or a hard substance. It is not an allegation…