De Rousselle v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is carrying a pistol; the punishment, a fine of $150.

Appellant was arrested for a traffic law violation and the arresting officer took a pistol out of his pocket.

Appellant testified that on the day in question he was moving his place of residence from a place on Lee Street to a Staples Street address, and that when he got through moving with a borrowed pickup, he came back and got the pistol “with the rest of the stuff” and picked up the car and was on his way home with it (to Staples Street) going the most direct way to Staples Street that he knew.

The court in his…