State v. Dikos

BOHLING, Commissioner.

Pete Dikos and two others were jointly charged with keeping gaming'devices and permitting persons to bet or play at or upon the same in Jefferson County, Missouri. Appellant was separately tried. The cause was transferred to the Circuit Court of St. Francois County upon appellant’s application for a change of venue. The jury assessed his punishment at imprisonment in the county jail for one year. He has appealed from the ensuing judgment. ' The offense is a felony and we have jurisdiction. Laws 1951, p. 454, § 563.370 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S.; Mo.Const. Art. 5, § 3, V.A.M.S.;…