Taylor v. State

HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of violating the gaming laws, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $10, and appeals.

Appellant made a motion to quash the indictment and also in arrest of judgment, alleging the same grounds. The charging part of the indictment is, as follows: That Fred Taylor * * * “did then and there unlawfully bet and wager at a certain gaming table or bank, to wit: a pool table then and there kept and exhibited for gaming purposes, etc.” The ground of the motion to quash is, that the indictment charged in the alternative that the bet was at a certain “gaming…