Schuster v. State

Betting at a gaming table for gaming, or at a game called keno, is an indictable offense in this *200State. — Revised Code, § 3622. The indictment in this case was found in the city court of Selma, Dallas county, and is in the following words, to-wit: “ The grand jury of said county charge, that, before the. finding of this indictment, J. B. Schuster bet at a gaming table for gaming, or at a game called keno, against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.”

Under this indictment the defendant, appellant, was tried and convicted, and fined fifty dollars. On the trial, the defendant offered…