Case Name: Oliver Merwin Hanson v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1961-02-08
Citations: 170 Tex. Crim. 544
Docket Number: No. 32,931
Parties: Oliver Merwin Hanson v. State
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 170
Pages: 544–545

Head Matter:
Oliver Merwin Hanson v. State
No. 32,931.
February 8, 1961
No attorney for appellant of record on appeal.
Dan Walton, District Attorney, Samuel H. Robertson, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Houston, and Leon Douglas, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
MORRISON, Judge
The offense is carrying a pistol, the punishment, 60 days in jail and a fine of $25.00.
Article 483, V.A.P.C., which denounces the offense with which appellant was charged, provides that the punishment for a violation thereof shall be by a fine or imprisonment. It does not provide for both.
This exact question was before this court in Everett v. State, 154 Tex. Cr. R. 262, 226 S.W. 2d 873, and we there held that the punishment assessed was not authorized by the statute and reversed the conviction.
It is so ordered in this case.