Stephens v. City of Fort Smith

Sam Robinson, Associate Justice.

Appellant appeals from a conviction of violating Ark. Stats. § 41-4501, which provides: “Any person who shall wear or carry in any manner whatever, as a weapon, any dirk or bowie knife, or sword or spear in a cane, brass or metal knueks, razor, blackjack, billie or sap, ice pick, or any pistol of any kind whatever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.” A jury was waived, and the cause was submitted to the court on the following agreed statement of facts:

“In March, 1956, the defendant LeRoy Stephens was employed as a United States Mail Carrier in Fort Smith,…