State v. Johnson

Blake, J. —

By information, defendant was charged in separate counts with four different violations of the Laws of 1937, chapter 119, p. 468, §1 (Rem. Rev. Stat. (Sup.), § 2472-1 [P. C. § 9116-21]). Count one, which is typical of the others, charged that defendant “wilfully, unlawfully, and feloniously did deal in and lease to the Houghs Creamery ... in the City of Seattle ... a machine of a kind commonly used for gambling, to-wit: a slot machine . . . ” (Italics ours.)

Defendant demurred to the information and to each count on the ground of duplicity and indefiniteness. The demurrer was…