BRITO v. STATE

No. 27974.

286 S.W.2d 637 (1956)

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

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 8, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Howell, Midland, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted under the provisions of Article 483, V.A.P.C., which make it unlawful for one to carry on or about his person a "knife manufactured or sold for the purposes of offense or defense" and assessed punishment at six months confinement in jail.

This is appellant's second conviction under the facts relied upon by the state, the first conviction having been reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed because of the insufficiency...

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