Legal Opinion
Robison v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 10, 1926No. 9841PublishedCited by 2 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
From conviction in the County Court of Reagan County for carrying a pistol, with punishment fixed at a fine of $100.00, appeal is taken.
The facts are not in dispute. The only question is the law applicable thereto. Appellant was employed by the Big Lake Oil Company as a night watchman. We have no doubt of his right to carry a pistol during the hours and at the place of his said employment. On the occasion forming the basis of this prosecution he was in the village of Texon iñ the afternoon and he had the pistol on. The sheriff saw him and told him to take it off, and…