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TATOM v. STATE

No. 53718.

555 S.W.2d 459 (1977)

James Dennis TATOM, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

September 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Green, Jr., Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Sue Lagarde and Andy Anderson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for unlawfully carrying a club. The court assessed punishment at a fine of $200.00 and thirty days in jail, probated.

On October 2, 1974, Dallas police officers Anthony Risner and D. L. Whitfield stopped a van that was speeding. Appellant was the driver and his brother, Anthony Tatom, was a passenger. As the officers approached they observed a pair of "nun-chucks" between the seats on the...

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