Reeves v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Floyd. Tried below before Hon. A. B. Dung ah, County Judge. The appellant in this case was charged by information with the offense of playing cards in a public place commonly resorted to for the purpose of gaming. He was convicted, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $15, from which he appealed. The opinion sufficiently states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSOH, Judge.
Appellant was convicted for playing at a game of cards in a dugout, where people commonly resorted for gaming purposes. The dugout was disconnected from the saloon, but used to some extent in storing whisky, which was used by the saloon-keeper in his saloon business. The dugout was resorted to for the purpose of gaming, and the saloonkeeper would send drinks into the dugout when called for by the players. It was contended on the trial, by appellant, that this constituted the dugout a place for retailing spirituous liquors, and therefore there was a variance between the…
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