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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 55041.

571 S.W.2d 170 (1978)

Willie Lee JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 1.

September 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry M. Cunningham, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry M. Wade, Dist. Atty., Fred C. McDaniel, Ron Poole and Samuel G. Longoria, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, PHILLIPS and W. C. DAVIS, JJ.

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 46.02. Punishment was assessed at a $300.00 fine and six months in the county jail, probated.

The evidence at trial revealed that on June 9, 1976, the appellant was found in possession of a .22 caliber pistol. Officer Don Norman testified that on June 9, at 12:05 a. m., he and his partner, Officer Ron Hill, noticed...

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