Purvis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Tarrant. Tried below before the Hon. John L. Terrell. Appeal from a conviction of unlawfully betting at a game played with cards; penalty, a fine of $30. Leaving out the formal parts of the information, the same charged that defendant did then and there unlawfully bet and wager at a game played with cards, contrary, etc. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
RAMSEY, Judge.
Appellant was charged by information filed in the county court of Tarrant County, on September 23d last, with unlawfully betting at a game of cards.
The validity of the affidavit and information is questioned for the reason that neither negative the fact that said game was played at a private residence occupied by a family. There is neither statement of facts nor bill of exceptions in the record. If, therefore, the affidavit and information charge an offense against the law, it must follow, under the well-settled rule of this court, that the conviction must be sustained. Under…
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