Morgan v. Town of Heidelberg

Leroy Morgan, appellant, was convicted in the may- or’s court, Town of Heidelberg, of carrying a concealed weapon. Miss. Code 1942, Rec., sec. 2079. He appealed, and on trial de novo he was again convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine.

Code section 2079 provides r “Any person who carries concealed, in whole or in part, any . . . pistol, . . . shall he guilty of a misdemeanor, ...”

Section 2081 states that any person charged with a violation of section 2079 “may show as a defense:(a) That he was threatened, and had good and sufficient reason to apprehend a serious attack from any enemy, and that…