HENSON v. STATE

No. 26039.

252 S.W.2d 711 (1952)

HENSON v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 19, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for carrying a pistol, a jury having assessed the punishment at one year in jail.

There are no bills of exception and no exceptions to the court's charge.

The evidence shows without dispute that appellant had a pistol on his person while in a beer tavern and that he shot one Jessie Williams with the pistol.

Appellant confessed that he bought or rented the pistol about 5 p. m., caught a bus and went to...

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