Armstrong v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Coke. Tried below before Hon. D. T. Averitt. This is an appeal from a conviction of playing cards in an outhouse, the punishment being assessed at a fine of $17.50. Ho statement necessary.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of gaining in an outhouse where people resort. This a companion case to Moore v. The State, 31 S. W. Rep., 649. No exceptions were reserved in the case, however, to the introduction of testimony, or to any other ruling of the court. Under the ruling in Wheelock’s cases, 15 Texas, 257-260, this case is clearly made out. On more than one occasion card playing occurred in said house. “ Frequently, last winter, I saw men who. were stopping here in town resorting to this house, testified one of the witnesses. It was an outhouse, and the room where the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wheelock v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1855
- Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
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