Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 22, 1922No. 6693PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

—Appellant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol.

The appellant was a youth, sixteen years of age. He and several other boys were standing upon one of the street corners.

A police officer testified that he was nearby and said:

“I heard the defendant call to one of the other boys, saying: ‘Let me have that thing;’ and the other boy then handed the pistol to the defendant. I immediately arrested the defendant and took the pistol. The party who gave the -pistol to the defendant took it from the waist-band of his pants and the defendant put it in the waistband of his…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fretwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  2. Fuller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  3. Guy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  4. Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  5. Schroeder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Linvel v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1981
  2. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946
  3. Hyde v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934
  4. Woolf v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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