Legal Opinion

Walker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 21, 1912No. 4524PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Conviction of gaming; from city court of Americus—Judge Harper. October 18, 1912.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.

The plaintiff in'error was tried on an indictment which was as follows (omitting formal parts) : “For that the said John Walker, on the 2 day of Oct.•in the year nineteen hundred and-in the county aforesaid, did then and there unlawfully and with force and arms, play and bet for money and other things of value at a certain game played with cards, to wit: poker, skin, *92seven up, and other game or games played with cards.” No demurrer was filed to the indictment, and the accused went to trial on the plea of general issue.. The State offered evidence that the offense charged in the indictment…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McLane v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
  2. McMath v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
  4. Adkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  5. Conner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  2. Colwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  3. Ansley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  4. Ansley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971

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