Johnson v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder with malice, with punishment being assessed at ten (10) years in the penitentiary.

Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in not consolidating for trial, before one jury, the present indictment for the offense of murder and another charge of carrying a pistol on premises covered by a permit and license issued under the provisions of the Texas Liquor Control Act as prohibited by Art. 483, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.

Appellant argues that since the charge for possessing a pistol in a “place…