Hawkins v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Autauga. Tried before the Hon. Porter, Kino. The defendant in this case was indicted for gaming, and, on his trial, reserved the following bill of exceptions to the rulings of the presiding judge: “ The State proved, that one Whetstone, within twelve months before the finding of the indictment, and in the county of Autauga, put up a small, fancy work-box, which he had for sale at his store, to be disposed of by a raffle; that the chances in…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Autauga. Tried before the Hon. Porter, Kino. The defendant in this case was indicted for gaming, and, on his trial, reserved the following bill of exceptions to the rulings of the presiding judge: “ The State proved, that one Whetstone, within twelve months before the finding of the indictment, and in the county of Autauga, put up a small, fancy work-box, which he had for sale at his store, to be disposed of by a raffle; that the chances in the raffle were taken by several persons who were present, at one dollar per chance, and, amongst the number, by the…
1Opinion of the Court
A. J. WALKER, 0. J.—
The judgment in this case is reversed, and the cause remanded, on the authority of the following cases: Darling Jones v. The State, 26 Ala. 155; Allaire v. The State, 14 Ala. 435; Mosely v. The State, 14 Ala. 390.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
- State v. AllaireSupreme Court of Alabama · 1848
- State v. MoseleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1848
3Cited by4 opinions
- West Indies v. First Nat. Bank of NevadaNevada Supreme Court · 1950
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- McInnis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874