Jones v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Runnels. Tried below before Hon. C. H. Willingham, County Judge. This appeal is from a conviction for unlawfully permitting cards to be played in a public house under control of appellant, to wit, an outhouse, where people resorted for the purpose of gaming, the punishment being assessed at a fine of $25. Ho statement necessary.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVTDSOH, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of permitting gaming in a public house under his control, to wit, an outhouse, where people resorted for the purpose of gaming. The statement of facts, . not having been filed in the lower court, can not be entertained on appeal. Willson’s Crim. Stats., secs. 2560, 2561, 2564.
The charge correctly applies the law to a state of facts provable under the indictment, and, in the absence of the testimony, the charge as given seems to be correct. The special charge asked by defendant, that if there was any reasonable doubt that appellant was in control of the…
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