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TIJERINA v. STATE

No. 40038.

410 S.W.2d 637 (1967)

Demetrio TIJERINA, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 25, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Stevens, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty. James C. Brough and Gene Miles, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is carrying an unlawful knife (Art. 483 Vernon's Ann.P.C., which makes it unlawful to carry on or about the person "a knife with a blade over five and one half (5½) inches in length"); the punishment, a fine of $100.

Appellant was stopped by a police officer in Harris County for driving at a high speed and in an erratic manner. The officer was in the process of arresting appellant for being intoxicated...

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