People v. Velasco

Defendant was convicted of carrying a weapon and now says that the facts charged in the information do not constitute a crime.

The information charges the carrying of a firearm which is alleged to be an instrument capable of producing bodily harm.

Appellant, in support of his contention, cites two cases in which this court has held that an information for theft must describe the stolen articles; also 31 C. J. 712, sec. 264, United States v. Hess, 124 U.S. 483, to the effect that where the definition of the offense is in generic terms the information must state the species; 31 C.J. 731, sec.…