Flores v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the felony offense of carrying a pistol on a licensed premises under the Texas Liquor Control Act in violation of Article 483, Vernon’s Ann.P.C. Punishment was assessed at two years.

On November 7, 1970, Officer D. L. Cain of the Dallas Police Department was on patrol in East Dallas. While making a routine check of the Apollo Lounge, he observed appellant and three others sitting at a table just inside the entrance. He observed a pistol in appellant’s hand and then watched appellant slide it under the bar.

At his trial, appellant’s…