Gillam v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The appeal is from a judgment assessing against the appellant a fine of one hundred dollars for unlawfully carrying a pistol.

The evidence shows that while the appellant was playing at a game a pistol dropped from his clothing. It was picked up by the State’s witness. Appellant testified that the pistol was not in a condition to be used as a firearm in that the cylinder would not revolve; that he had taken it to have it repaired but was unable to get it repaired. He was corroborated in some degree by the testimony of his father that there were two pistols at his home,…