Case Name: Ernest Williams v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1946-03-27
Citations: 149 Tex. Crim. 296
Docket Number: No. 23313
Parties: Ernest Williams v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 149
Pages: 296–298

Head Matter:
Ernest Williams v. The State.
No. 23313.
Delivered March 27, 1946.
Rehearing Denied April 17, 1946.
The opinion states the case.
B. F. Patterson, of San Antonio, for appellant.
Ernest S. Goens, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
BEAUCHAMP, Judge.
The appeal is from a conviction for rudely displaying a weapon, with a fine of $5.00.
The complaint in this case charges that appellant "did then and there unlawfully carry on and about his person a pistol." He plead not guilty to the charge and waived a jury. Upon hearing the evidence, the court found "the defendant to be guilty of the offense of rudely displaying a pistol." The two are separate and distinct offenses. The charge of carrying a pistol, as defined under Article 483 of the Penal Code, is one offense; while rudely displaying a pistol is defined as disturbing the peace, under Article 474 of the Penal Code. The offense of carrying a pistol is not one consisting of degrees. Consequently, there is a variance between the complaint and the judgment.
For this reason the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause is remanded.