Commonwealth v. Bossie
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 27 — INDICTMENT APPEAL PROM LAUREL CIRCUIT COURT. 1. On an indictment for gaming a conviction can he had upon the evidence, alone, of a witness who engaged in the game. (Green v. Commonwealth, 6 Ky. Law Reporter, 217.)
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE GUFFY
deihvebed the opinion ce the court.
The grand jury of Laurel county returned an indictmentcharging Jack Bossie, William Doan and Stephen Curtis with the offense of gaming, committed as follows, viz: “The said Jack Bossie, William Doan and Stephen Curtis did, on the 22d day of May, 1895, * * * unlawfully engage in a game of hazard and chance by engaging in and playing a game of cards with William Curtis, in which game money and other property was bet, won and lost by each of them.”
*152Upon the calling of the cause for trial as to Bossie it was agreed that the same be submitted to the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Whittaker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1894
- Smith's Admx. v. Smith's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1884
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