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Morrison v. State

Citations

  • 339 S.W.2d 529
  • 170 Tex. Crim. 218
  • 1960 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2149

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  • “the statute making it unlawful to possess a machine gun is not violative of the constitutional right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the state, [since] the Legislature [has] the power by law to enact such law with a view to prevent crime”

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Judges: Woodley, Morrison

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