Case Name: Wesley Gibbs v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1913-04-02
Citations: 70 Tex. Crim. 278
Docket Number: No. 2329
Parties: Wesley Gibbs v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 70
Pages: 278–281

Head Matter:
Wesley Gibbs v. The State.
No. 2329.
Decided April 2, 1913.
Rehearing granted April 30, 1913.
1. —Carrying Pistol—Statement oí Facts—Bills of Exception.
Where it was shown on appeal, or rehearing, that the failure to get .the statement of facts filed in time arose from no fault of the attorneys for appellant or for the State, the same will be considered on appeal.
2. —Same—Rented Premises.
Where, upon trial of unlawfully carrying a pistol, the evidence tended to show that if defendant carried a pistol, it was on premises which he had rented and which were under his control, he was not guilty of a violation of the law.
3. —Same—Assembly—Distinct Offense.
While it is the law that a party can not carry a pistol into an assembly of people, although the premises belong to him, yet where defendant was not charged with such offense and the facts did not show that he carried a pistol where people' had assembled, he could not be convicted on a charge of unlawfully carrying a pistol.
4. —Same—Evidence—Declaration of Third Party.
Upon trial of unlawfully carrying a pistol, it was error to admit in evidence the declarations of a third party, with reference to the pistol, which were made when defendant was not present; no conspiracy having been shown.
5. —Same—Continuance—Practice on Appeal.
Where the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded on other grounds, the overruling of the motion for continuance need not be considered on appeal.
Appeal from the County Court of Fort Bend. Tried, below before the Hon. Geo. C. Baker; Jr. ,
Appeal from a conviction of unlawfully carrying a pistol: penalty, a fine of $100.
The opinion states the case.
L. M. Williamson, for appellant.
On question of filing statement of facts: McHenry v. State, 42 Texas Crim. Rep., 542; Yawn v. State, 37 id., 205; Wright v. State, 44 S. W. Rep., 152; Sargent v. State, 61 Texas Crim. Rep., 34, 133 S. W. Rep., 885; Shaffer v. State, 58 Texas Crim. Rep., 647, 127 S. W. Rep., 206; King v. State, 59 Texas Crim. Rep., 511, 129 S. W. Rep., 626; Haak v. State, 60 Texas Crim. Rep., 366, 132 S. W. Rep., 385.
C. E. Lane, Assistant Attorney-General, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of carrying on and about his person a pistol in violation of the law, the jury assessing his punishment at a fine of $100.
There are several right- important questions in the case, based upon the statement of facts and bills of exception. These can not be considered, hoivever, inasmuch as they were filed-more than twenty days after the County Court had adjourned. The caption shows the court adjourned on the 12th of October. The bills of exception and statement of facts were filed on the 5th of November, or more than twenty days after the adjournment of the court. In this condition of the record the statement of facts and bills of exception can not be considered. In the absence of the evidence and bills of exception none of the matters presented for revision can be entertained or revised.
As the record is presented the judgment will be affirmed and it is accordingly so ordered.
Affirmed.