Clark v. State

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant Walter L. Clark was convicted of violating Ark. Stat. Anno., § 41-4501 (Repl. 1964). He was convicted under that part of the statute which makes it unlawful to carry a pistol as a weapon. The point for reversal is that there was no substantial evidence, as a matter of law, to convict appellant.

Sometime after 2:00 a.m. appellant, in company with a girl friend, drove to the outskirts of Texarkana, stopped at a motel and inquired of the clerk about some matches. He was informed that none were available. As appellant drove away the clerk called the sheriff’s office…