Watson v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Nacogdoches. Tried below before the Hon. P. F. Edwards. The indictment charged that appellant played at a game of cards at a house used for the purpose of retailing spirituous liquors, known as the Old Stone Fort, in the town of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches county, Texas, on the seventh .day of March, 1881. His trial resulted in his conviction, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of twenty-five dollars.
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Appeal from the District Court of Nacogdoches. Tried below before the Hon. P. F. Edwards. The indictment charged that appellant played at a game of cards at a house used for the purpose of retailing spirituous liquors, known as the Old Stone Fort, in the town of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches county, Texas, on the seventh .day of March, 1881. His trial resulted in his conviction, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of twenty-five dollars. The opinion discloses the evidence on the material question involved. The instructions of the court which are held erroneous, are as follows: “Playing cards…
1Opinion of the CourtHurt, J.
The appellant was convicted for playing cards at a house for the purpose of retailing spirituous liquors. The defendant moved to quash the indictment because it did not- allege that the house was a public place. The court overruled the motion, and defendant assigns this as error. This indictment is perfectly good in every particular. It is in the exact language of the statute.
The defendant moved for a new trial upon the ground that the evidence failed to support the charge contained in the indictment. The charge is that defendant played cards at a house for retailing spirituous liquors. This…
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