Escontrias v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The conviction is for unlawfully carrying a pistol; punishment fixed at a fine of one hundred dollars.

The appellant’s possession of the pistol was shown without dispute. He attempted to justify upon the ground that he was a police officer of the city of El Paso; that he had been assigned to detective work by the Chief of Police and had gone to Socorro in El Paso County, where the offense was charged to have been commited, on a detective mission.

Appellant said he was a regular police officer on the pay-roll under the Chief of Police. His compensation was not stated.…