Jones v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is carrying on or about his person a pistol; the punishment, one year.

Acting upon information which they had received, two policemen of the City of Dallas brought an automobile occupied by six colored males to a halt. The policemen testified that the appellant was the driver of the automobile and got out on the left hand side, while some of the other occupants emerged on the right hand side.

The pistol, which forms the basis of this prosecution, was discovered on the ground on the right hand side of the automobile. Another weapon was found on the ground on the right…