Caldwell v. State

Sep 24, 1938
26830
Reporters:
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Before:
Guerry
Guerry, J.

1. While it is time that where one suddenly, upon- an emergency,acquires manual possession of a ‍​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍pistol for the purpose of defending himself, his family, or his property, he is not guilty of carrying a. pistol without a license in violation of the Code, § 26-5103 (Williams v. State, 12 Ga. App. 84, ‍​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍85, 76 S. E. 785; Amos v. State, 13 Ga. App. 140, 78 S. E. 866; Harris v. State, 15 Ga. App. 315, 85 S. E. 813); yet one is not authorized to carry a pistol about his person for the purpose of meeting any emergency that ‍​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍may arise, or an emergency which he unlawfully intends to create by his own act, without first procuring a license; and *409if such carrying is done outside of his home or place of ‍​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍business, he is guilty of a violation of this section.

Decided September 24, 1938. Duke O. Meredith, J. S. Nunnally, Frank A. Bowers, for plaintiff in error. John 8. McClellmd, solicitor, John A. Boylcim, solicitor-general, J. W. LeCraw, contra.

2. ‍​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍The evidence supported the verdict finding the defendant guilty.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, C. J., and MacIntyre, J., concur.