WORD v. STATE

No. 32082.

338 S.W.2d 713 (1960)

George WORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 15, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dickson & Associates, by Bill M. Dickson, Houston, for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Samuel H. Robertson, Jr., R. F. Stovall, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Judge.

Unlawfully carrying a pistol is the offense, with punishment assessed at one-hundred eighty days in jail.

Detective Todd, of the Houston Police Department, placed appellant under arrest at a filling station. Upon a search of his automobile, a pistol was found therein.

Appellant insists that the search of the automobile was without authority of law and not made in connection with or incident to a lawful arrest.

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