Tijerina v. State

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for unlawfully carrying a handgun. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 46.02. Trial was before the court upon a plea of not guilty and punishment was assessed at a fine of $105.00.

At the outset appellant contends that the court erred in overruling his objection to the admission of the gun in evidence.

Officer Jones of the Austin Police Department testified that while he was on patrol in the early morning hours of July 18, 1975, he observed a vehicle in the parking lot between a bar and a shoe store on East 7th Street in Austin. The door of the…