Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Brath. Tried below before Hon. L. N. Frank, County Judge. ' Appeal from a conviction of gaming; penalty, a fine of $10. The opinion states the case.
1DissentHenderson, Judge
I do not believe the indictment charges any offense against the laws of this State, and it is antagonistic to the views expressed by this court in the following cases: Miller v. State, 35 Texas Crim. Rep., 650; Burke v. State (Texas Crim. App.), 35 S. W. Rep., 659; White v. State, 39 Texas Crim. Rep., 269; Nail v. State (Texas Crim. App.), 50 S. W. Rep., 704. I believe those decisions announce the correct rule in the construction of our statute on gaming, in thát they draw a distinction between a gaming or gambling house and a house or room commonly used for gaming, and that the rule there…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896