Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Willie Lee Johnson, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

September 27, 19781978 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1287

Summary

The Court affirmed Willie Lee Johnson's conviction for unlawfully carrying a handgun. It held that transporting a handgun from an old residence to a new residence qualifies as the statutory "traveling" defense under Sec. 46.03(3), but the State is not required to present affirmative evidence to rebut that defense, and the trial court's jury instructions were proper.