Burks v. State

These two appeals present identical questions of law, and for clarity and consistency, we are filing a single opinion to dispose of the questions presented. Both convictions were for the illegal possession of slot machines, with punishments of fines and jail sentences. •

In both cases, the errors assigned are the same: (1) That the search warrants under which the evidence was obtained to support the convictions were void; (2) That the evidence introduced by the State was insufficient to support a conviction for the illegal possession of gaming devices under a proper construction of our…