Rosaman v. City of Okolona
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of, second district, Chickasaw county. Hon. Eugene O. Sykes, Judge. Rosaman, the appellant, was tried and .convicted in the may- or’s court of violating an ordinance of the city of Okolona forbidding the carrying of deadly weapons concealed. He appealed to the circuit court, where he was tried de novo and again convicted, whence he appealed to the supreme court.
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From the circuit court of, second district, Chickasaw county. Hon. Eugene O. Sykes, Judge. Rosaman, the appellant, was tried and .convicted in the may- or’s court of violating an ordinance of the city of Okolona forbidding the carrying of deadly weapons concealed. He appealed to the circuit court, where he was tried de novo and again convicted, whence he appealed to the supreme court. The city ordinance is and was in the following words — viz.: “Be it further ordained, That any person (not being threatened with or having good and sufficient reason to apprehend an attack, or traveling — not…
1Opinion of the CourtCalhoon, J.
The city of Okolona had, as it legally might have, an ordinance denouncing a penalty against carrying concealed weapons, and under it Mr. Eosaman was convicted. It is immaterial to determine whether the court erred in permitting the prosecution to ask accused, as a witness, whether he had not pleaded guilty in the mayor’s court, because his own testimony in the circuit court clearly establishes his guilt. According to his testimony, he was a non-resident of this state, and came to Okolona for the purpose of employing hands for a railroad company. ILe arrived in Okolona on Friday evening, with…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McGuirk v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1886
- Wilson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1902