Atkinson v. State

299 S.W.2d 951 (1957)

Dalton Tommy ATKINSON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 28823.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 6, 1957.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1957.

W. E. Martin, Houston, for appellant.

Dan Walton, District Atty., Thomas D. White, Asst. District Atty., Houston, and Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the possession of gambling paraphernalia, as denounced by Article 630, Vernon's Ann.P.C.; the punishment, 90 days in jail.

In view of our disposition of this case, a recitation of the facts will not be deemed…