Mathonican v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol, the punishment assessed being a fine of $100. -

The question involved in this case is the sufficiency of the evidence to show that appellant carried a pistol in violation of law. The evidence discloses that he was arrested about one or two o’clock in the morning, a few steps away from his place of business, which he had just closed, and was en route home. One of the officers who made the arrest testified that the route appellant was pursuing was his only way home, which was about a quarter of a mile from his…