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Cathey v. State

Citations

  • 23 Tex. Ct. App. 492
  • 5 S.W. 137
  • 1887 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 113

Syllabus

<p>Carrying- a Pistol.—Fact Case.—See the opinion for evidence held insufficient to support a conviction for carrying a pistol.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “we do not think the lifting of the pistol ..., and the holding of it for a few seconds, constitutes the offense of carrying a pistol on or about the person”

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Judges: Hurt

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