Brannon v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Keeping Gaming Table. Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. S. E. Greene. Jim Brannon was convicted of vagrancy, in that he kept a gambling house, and he appeals.
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Keeping Gaming Table. Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. S. E. Greene. Jim Brannon was convicted of vagrancy, in that he kept a gambling house, and he appeals. Other than in count 1 the indictment does not charge the offense in the form prescribed by law, and the indictment was subject to the infirmities pointed out. — Turnip-seed v. The State, 6 Ala. 664; Miles v. The State, 94 Ala. 108; Grattan v. The State, 71 Ala. 346; McGee v. The State, 115 Ala. 135. The first count in the indictment charged vagrancy in the form prescribed by law, and after that was charged out by…
1Opinion of the CourtPelham, P. J.
-The fourth count of the indictment upon which the defendant was convicted is in the following language: “The grand jury of said county further charge that, before the finding of this indictment, Jim Brannon was a keeper, proprietor, or employee of a gambling house, against the peace and dignity of the state of Alabama.”
It Avill be seen that this count was framed as coming within the eleventh of the 13 classes of persons enumerated by the statute in its classification or description of persons who shall be deemed to be vagrants. — Code, §' 7843, subd. 11.
If the Legislature can make an act of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wooster v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Lucas v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
- Traylor v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Birmingham Belt R. R. v. NorrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Boulo v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1873
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Leverett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Sharifi v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- Brannon v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
- Gibson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Bush v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
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