Strahan v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Strahan v. State, 68 Miss. 347 (Miss. 1890)
Cooper
Strahan v. State
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
The court properly refused the instruction asked by the appellant, and the verdict of guilty is sustained by the evidence.
The defendant did the act forbidden, by the statute, which makes the prohibited fact and not the intent criminal. Bishop on Statutory Crimes, § 789; State v. Speller, 86 N. C. 697; Preston v. The State, 63 Ala. 127; Titus v. The State, 42 Texas, 578; Carroll v. The State, 28 Ark. 99; Walls v. The State, 7 Blackf. 572. Affirmed.
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- Concealed Weapons. Code 1880, § 2985. Intent not material. Code 1880, § 2985, makes tlie fact of carrying a concealed weapon criminal, regardless of the intent with which it is carried.