Jones v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

-—-The conviction is for violation of the statute prohibiting conduct calculated ■ to disturb the peace. (Penal Code, Art. 47.)

The specific complaint is that in a public place, namely, a building commonly resorted tó by the public for business purposes, he rudely displayed a pistol.

Without stating it in detail, the evidence, while controverted, was sufficient to show that the appellant went into a garage, drew his pistol, waived it around, pointed it at a person who was present, and pulled the hammer back, stating that he was drunk, but that he did not intend to shoot…