Wood v. State

HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol on and about his person, and fined $25;' hence this appeal. The judgment in this case fails to show that the defendant entered a plea. There is nothing in the record to show that the defendant pleaded to the indictment at all, except the recitation in the charge of the court that he had entered a plea of not guilty. Article 553, Code Crim. Proc., 1895, provides: “If the defendant answer that he is not guilty, the same shall be entered upon the minutes of the court. If he refuse to answer, the plea of not guilty shall…