Lemasters v. State

297 S.W.2d 170 (1956)

Ray LEMASTERS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 28322.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 13, 1956.

On Rehearing January 9, 1957.

Henry J. Anderson, Jr. and Martin & Martin, by Howard L. Martin, Wichita Falls, for appellant.

Jimmy Castledine, Dist. Atty., Wichita Falls, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for keeping a policy game, with punishment assessed at three years in the penitentiary.

Hawes, a witness for the state, testified to facts showing that appellant was guilty of keeping a policy game,…