Rucker v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The ofÉéhse is unlawfully carrying a pistol; the punishment, a fine of $100.

Officers arrested appellant on a street in the city of Fort Worth while he was sitting in his automobile. They took appellant and the car to the city hall, where a search was instituted. They found on appellant’s person, underneath his shirt, a loaded pistol. In the automobile they found a quantity of whisky.

Appellant testified that he was carrying the pistol to a gunsmith for the purpose of having it repaired. He admitted that he was not traveling the most direct route to the gunsmith’s place of…