Bowman v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Coleman. Tried below before the Hon. W. O. Bead, County Judge. The opinion sufficiently discloses the case. The penalty im - posed was a fine of ten dollars.
1Opinion of the Court
Hurt, Judge.
This is a conviction for card playing. The charging part of the indictment is as follows: “Did then and there unlawfully play at a game with cards in a public place, to wit: In the room hack of the Gilt Edge saloon.” .
At a former day of this term, in the case of Jackson v. The State, ante, page 373, this court passed upon an indictment containing the same charge as that in this case, and held the same insufficient. Upon authority of that case and the following others, the indictment in this case is also held insufficient: Shihagan v. The State, 9 Texas, 430; Alvey v. The State, 26…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Elsberry v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874
- State v. AlveyTexas Supreme Court · 1861
- State v. BarnsTexas Supreme Court · 1860
- Shihagan v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1853