Gary Clifton Hurd v. State

OPINION

William J. Boyce, Justice

A jury convicted appellant Gary Clifton Hurd of the felony offense of conducting a horse race without a racetrack license when appellant knew or reasonably should have known that another person was betting on the partial or final outcome of the race. See Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 179e, § 14.16 (Vernon Supp. 2015). Appellant contends that (1) he was outside of the class of individuals that the statute was intended to prosecute; and (2) the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Authorities investigated an…