Case Name: WALLACE v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1918-01-30
Citations: 200 S.W. 836
Docket Number: No. 4649
Parties: WALLACE v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 200
Pages: 836–836

Head Matter:
WALLACE v. STATE.
(No. 4649.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 30, 1918.)
Weapons <§=»6 — Unlawful Carrying of Pistol.
Where H. had borrowed a pistol from another, and was taking it home, walking with defendant, and, as they crossed the railroad track, H. handed defendant the pistol to hold for him whil^ he went into a social gathering to see his wife, and defendant started for a fence a few feet away, and H., seeing a couple of officers approaching defendant, returned, and he and the officers walked up to defendant, and H. took the pistol back, the officers not having seen the pistol handed by H. to defendant, defendant was not guilty of unlawfully carrying the pistol.
Appeal from Upshur County Court; W. H. McClelland, Judge.
George Wallace was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol, and he appeals.
Reversed, and cause remanded.
Briggs & Florence, of Gilmer, for appellant. E. B. Hendricks, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, P. J.
Several bills of exception were reserved to the rulings of the court during the trial. Under the view we take of the evidence, it is deemed unnecessary to discuss these various questions.
The evidence discloses that appellant and another party named Hardiman were going along the street, and as they crossed the railroad track Hardiman handed to appellant a pistol to hold for him while he went into a nearby social gathering to see and talk with his wife. When Hardiman started in the direction of the house, appellant' started to a fence a few feet away. A couple of officers came, and Hardiman, seeing them approaching defendant, returned without going to the house. He had only gotten a short distance from appellant. He and the officers walked up to where appellant was about the same time, and Hardiman took the pistol from appellant. The officers did not see the pistol handed by Hardiman to appellant; for they were 40 or 50 feet away, and it was at night. The evidence further shows, and without contradiction, that Hardiman had borrowed the pistol from another party, and was carrying it home. The party from whom he borrowed the pistol and Hardiman testified to this state of case. We are of opinion that this does not show an unlawful carrying of the pistol. This was uncontra-dicted. The authorities are numerous, but it is deemed unnecessary to collate them.
' The judgment will be reversed, and the cause remanded.