Cortemeglia v. State

OPINION

QUENTIN KEITH, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol and fined $100.

Appellant was arrested for driving while intoxicated and the police found a pistol in the glove compartment of his car. Appellant testified that he had gone to his place of business in order to take home for safekeeping the cash and checks he had there and took the pistol along for protection. When arrested, he had approximately $14,000 in cash and checks in the car, a fact verified by the arresting officers. Appellant also testified that he was proceeding in the most practical route…