BRITO v. STATE

No. 27504.

279 S.W.2d 104 (1955)

Evaristo BRITO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 18, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Howell, Midland, for appellant.

Hulon B. Brown, County Atty., Midland, Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction under Art. 483, Vernon's Ann.P.C., which makes it unlawful for one to carry on or about his person a "bowie knife or any other knife manufactured or sold for the purposes of offense or defense." The punishment was assessed at six months in jail.

In charging such offense, the information charged only that appellant did unlawfully carry on or about his person a knife.

Appellant's attack upon the information as being...

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