Rainer v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
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McCLOUD, Chief Justice.
The jury found appellant guilty of unlawfully carrying a weapon, an illegal knife, on premises licensed for the sale or service of alcoholic beverages. The court set appellant’s punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for a term of ten years.
Appellant was arrested at the Sugar Land Lounge, which was licensed to sell beer and wine, for failing to appear on a traffic warrant. During a pat-down search, the arresting officer found a “large hunting knife” in a sheath under the waistband of appellant’s pants.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jackson v. State of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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