State v. Vainikos

WESTHUES, Chief Justice.

The defendant Marco Demitri Vainikos, on December 6, 1961, was convicted by a jury on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. The punishment assessed was a fine of $150. A motion for new trial was overruled and a judgment entered. An appeal was taken to this court. The offense of which defendant was convicted is a felony, hence jurisdiction of the appeal is in this court.

The offense was alleged to have been committed on August 4, 1961, in the City of St. Louis, Missouri.

On this appeal, defendant has briefed three points. In the first, it is stated that the trial court…