Prokos v. State

The appellants were informed against, tried and convicted of operating a gambling house and of bookmaking. Appellants seek reversal as to the former of those offenses. A directed verdict was entered in their favor on two counts of the information which charged them with violations of § 822.10 Fla.Stat., F.S.A., dealing with injuring or tapping telegraph or telephone lines.

One contention is that it was an abuse of discretion to deny a motion for mistrial made by the defendants after the granting of their motion to strike the testimony of the Division Security Manager of the Southern Bell…