Christopher v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Motion was made to quash the information because “it fails to charge that the alleged bank was kept or exhibited for the purpose of gaming.” This motion was overruled. The evidence shows that the “device” in question was what is known as an “automatic slot machine,” operated by electricity. The machine was about five feet high and thirty inches wide.
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Motion was made to quash the information because “it fails to charge that the alleged bank was kept or exhibited for the purpose of gaming.” This motion was overruled. The evidence shows that the “device” in question was what is known as an “automatic slot machine,” operated by electricity. The machine was about five feet high and thirty inches wide. It was so constructed that there were five small holes or slots therein of five different colors, for the purpose of depositing a nickel in each or either slot; there was a wheel revolving which was divided off into five colors, viz., red, black,…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSOH, Judge.
Appellant was convicted on an information charging him with keeping and exhibiting a gaming device for the purpose of gaming, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $25, and imprisonment in the county jail for ten days, and he prosecutes this appeal.
Appellant made a motion to quash the information on the ground that it charged no offense, in this: that it does not allege that the alleged bank or device was kept or exhibited for the purpose of gaming. The language of the information in this connection is as follows: That appellant “did then and there unlawfully keep and…
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