Allen v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for carrying a pistol; the punishment a fine of $100.

Appellant waived a jury and was tried before the court.

The evidence shows without dispute that a pistol was found on the seat of appellant’s truck when he was arrested at a filling station in Bastrop, after he had driven the truck from his home near Elgin and had stopped at the station. This proof was sufficient to sustain the trial judge’s finding that appellant carried the pistol on or about his person.

The court was not bound by appellant’s explanation of his purpose in having the pistol in his truck but…