HOWARD v. STATE

No. 37763.

387 S.W.2d 387 (1965)

Octave HOWARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Owen Melder, Houston, on appeal only, for appellant.

Frank Briscoe, Dist. Atty., Carl E. F. Dally, W. Louis White and F. M. Stover, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is unlawfully carrying a pistol; the punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions for like offense, four years in jail.

The sufficiency of the evidence is questioned.

The prior convictions for carrying a pistol alleged in the complaint and information were proved. The judgments of conviction were introduced and testimony was offered as to the identity of the defendant and the time of the commission of the offenses. On cross...

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