Case Name: HICKMAN v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1913-10-22
Citations: 160 S.W. 382
Docket Number: 
Parties: HICKMAN v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 160
Pages: 382–382

Head Matter:
HICKMAN v. STATE.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Oct. 22, 1913.)
1. Criminal Haw (§ 1169 ) — Harmless Error — Admission of Evidence — Minimum Penalty.
Where evidence was introduced, upon a prosecution for carrying a pistol, that the defendant had drawn and fired it at a man, but the jury assessed the minimum penalty against him, the evidence cannot be said to have been calculated to inflame the minds of the jury.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 754, 3088, 3130, 3137-3143; Dec. Dig. § 1169. ]
2. Weapons (§ 11 ) — Carrying Pistol — Justification — Traveler.
Where a merchant, charged with carrying a pistol, testified that he was going out to see some customers, who were owing him, his testimony disclosed that he was not a traveler within the meaning of the Code.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Weapons, Cent. Dig. §§ 10-14; Dee. Dig. § 11. ]
Appeal from Roberts County Court'; J. E. Kinney, Judge.
D. K. Hickman was convicted of carrying a pistol, and be appeals.
Affirmed.
J. C. Dial, of Miami, for appellant. C. E. Lane, - Asst. Atty. Gen., for tbe State.
For other cases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key-No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
HARPER, J.
Appellant was convicted of the offense of carrying a pistol, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $100.
Appellant contends that the court committed material error in permitting the state's witness to testify, in addition to testifying to the fact that appellant had a pistol, that he took out the pistol and fired same at a man. The objection made was that defendant was not charged with rudely displaying a pistol, and the evidence was calculated to inflame the minds of the jury. As the record discloses that the jury gave appellant the minimum punishment, this bill presents no error.
The only other ground in the motion complains of the action of the court in refusing to give two special charges requested. The first requested a peremptory instruction of not guilty, and the other charge not given is that, if appellant had begun his journey from Miami to Mobeetie, to find him not guilty. The record discloses that appellant was a merchant at Miami, and he says: "I went out that day to see some of the people who were owing me at that time, to try and see if we could not make some kind of a settlement of their accounts." It is thus disclosed that appellant was going to see his customers, who lived within trading distances of Miami; and, if this is true, this would not constitute him a traveler within the meaning of our Code.
The judgment is affirmed.