Davis v. State

STOKES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Lubbock County, forfeiting and confiscating the sum. of $366 in money taken by the peace officers from appellants when they were arrested in Room 901 of the Plilton Hotel at Lubbock for engaging in a game with cards commonly known as poker.

The officers were equipped with the necessary search warrant and no question is made concerning 'the guilt of the appellants of violating the provisions of Article 615 of the Penal Code 1925, prohibiting the playing, betting, or wagering of money at a game of cards. The record shows…