Thibodeaux v. State

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

In a non-jury trial appellant was convicted of the misdemeanor offense of Unlawfully Carrying A Weapon. Punishment was assessed at one year confinement in the county jail.

According to the State’s evidence Officer Franks, in responding to a report from a juvenile that his bicycle had been stolen, Went to an area in Galveston where he encountered appellant in an intoxicated condition with a long knife or “sword” stuck between his belt and pants. The blade of the weapon was in excess of thirteen inches. Appellant was charged by information with the offense of Unlawfully…