Hill v. State

George Howard, Jr., Justice.

Appellants were charged by information with two counts of the offense of keeping a gaming device under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-3253 and § 41-3254 (Repl. 1977) which make it unlawful to: “. . . set up, keep, or exhibit any gaming table or gambling device ... of the like or similar kind, or of any other description although not herein named . . . devised or designed for the purpose of playing any game of chance, or at which any money or property may be won or lost.”

Appellants were tried to a jury and pursuant to a verdict of guilty on each count against the appellants,…