State v. Light

The defendant was indicted for the crime of “willfully and unlawfully playing at a certain game called ‘stud-poker/ a game played with cards, for money, and checks as representatives of money and value.” The defendant demurred to the indictment for *359several reasons, which demurrer was overruled by the court, and upon, a trial before a jury he was convicted, from which judgment this appeal is taken.

1. The first objection which will be noticed is one presented by the demurrer to the indictment. It is insisted that the indictment is bad, for the reason that the names of the persons participating…