Legal Opinion

Bryant v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 2, 1955No. 27,400PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Judge.

Upon a trial before the court without a jury, appellant was convicted for unlawfully carrying a pistol; the punishment, a fine of $100.

Appellant did not testify or offer any evidence in her behalf.

Appellant contends here that her possession of the pistol was momentary and the distance travelled was only a few feet, which does not constitute the offense of unlawfully carrying a pistol.

The testimony shows that appellant was in possession of the pistol. However, it is not shown that the pistol came from the glove compartment of the pick-up hereinafter mentioned, nor when or from…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Schuh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958

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