Coleman v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Nueces. Tried below before Hon. W. B. Hopkins. Appeal from a conviction of keeping and exhibiting a gaming table or bank; penalty, a fine of $25 and ten days confinement in the county jail, The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of keeping and exhibiting a gaming table and bank, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $25 and ten days in jail.
The facts show, in substance, that appellant owned the table upon which the game of craps was played; that he participated in the game, as .the other players did, and in contemplation of law he was not the keeper and exhibitor of a gaming table or bank, but was merely guilty of violating the gaming statute. The distinction between a gaming table or bank or an ordinary game of chance is laid down in Webb v. State, 17 Texas Crim. App., 205;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1903
- Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1893
- Sirmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1903
- Hairston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
3Cited by2 opinions
- Haycraft v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Angelo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942