Deitch v. City of Chattanooga

Defendants appeal from fines imposed for the violation of certain gaming ordinances of the City of Chattanooga. On warrants which charged separately (1) gaming, and (2) possession of gaming devices, judgments were rendered against Defendants in City Court, and on appeal, the judgments were affirmed in the Criminal Court, where the charges against the two Defendants, though presented in five separate warrants, were heard together de novo.

From the City’s evidence, which was the oral testimony of a police officer, with exhibits to his testimony, it appeared: (1) That both Defendants had offices…