Hayes v. State

Jan 17, 1922
13026
Reporters:
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Before:
Bboyles
Bboyles, C. J.

It was not a violation of the act of 1910, ‍‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍penalizing the carrying of a pistol on or about one’s person, or having a pistol in his manual possession outside of his ‍‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍own home or place of business (Pai’k’s Ann. Code, Vol. 6, § 348 (a) ), for the owner of a pistol, while driving a ‍‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍horse and buggy, to have the pistol under the seat of the buggy where it was not in contact with his hands or ‍‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍any other portion of his person. Under this ruling the defendant’s conviction was unauthorized by the evidence, and the court erred in ‍‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.