Barnett v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol, and his punishment assessed at a fine of one hundred dollars.

It appears from the evidence that appellant and one Smith went into a restaurant operated by a man by the name of Buls; that a difficulty occurred between Smith and Buls, during which the appellant struck Buls over the head with a pistol. Smith was a crippled man and was using crutches; they seem to have figured in the difficulty.

Appellant complains that the court permitted the State to prove by Buls that he was struck by a pistol on the head and rendered…