Briscoe v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of carrying a pistol, in contravention of the statute.

The officer making the arrest of defendant was permitted to testify, over objection, that, shortly before said arrest defendant asked witness, “ if a man had the right to keep another’s property?” Upon receiving an answer in the negative, defendant stated, “ that one Clarence had his, defendant’s, drum, and that he, witness, would have him, defendant, to arrest before night, as he would do some dirt, or get his drum. That defendant then walked away, and was gone some minutes. When he returned to…