Dawson v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the unlawfully carrying on or about his person a knife with a blade over five and one-half inches in length; the punishment, 60 days in jail.

Only a partial statement of facts is before us, and we therefore are in no position to pass upon the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.

Appellant moved to quash the information on the ground that it failed to allege that the knife was manufactured for the purpose of offense or defense. An examination of Article 483, V.A.P.C., will reveal that such allegation is not essential when the length of the blade…