State v. Torres

Steele Hays, Justice.

In August of 1991 the appellees, Jody Torres, Patsy Dunahay and David Geater were charged in the Faulkner County Circuit Court with the offense of operating a gambling house, as defined in Ark. Code Ann. § 5-66-103(a) (1987). A felony information alleged that appellees Torres and Dunahay unlawfully operated the Lucky Spot Bingo establishment in Conway. Appellee Geater was charged with operating Dabbers Bingo also in Conway.

The appellees filed similar motions to dismiss the charges and the trial court agreed to decide the motions simultaneously. The appellees argued that…