SALAS v. STATE

No. 39519.

403 S.W.2d 440 (1966)

Benny Ramirez SALAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Cain, Emmett Colvin, Jr., on appeal only, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Don Koons, Mike Buckley and W. John Allison, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

McDONALD, Presiding Judge.

The offense is unlawfully carrying a pistol; the punishment, enhanced by a prior conviction for the same misdemeanor offense, is two years in jail.

The information alleges that appellant "did unlawfully carry on and about his person a pistol." The only evidence offered by the state to support this allegation is the testimony of the investigating officers, Bateman and Young, of the Dallas Police Department.

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