Legal Opinion

Singleton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 6, 1908No. 3910PublishedCited by 19 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

RAMSEY, Judge.

The appellant was charged by indictment with betting at a game of cards. His trial before a jury in the County Court of Hamilton County, resulted in a conviction on which judgment was accordingly entered. He has appealed to this court and relies for a reversal on practically two questions. The evidence is undisputed and shows beyond doubt or controversy that appellant and other persons played at cards at a private residence occupied by a family at which all the parties, including himself, wagered money. It was undisputed that the house in which the game was played was a private…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Day Land & Cattle Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Johnson v. Martin, Wise & FitzhughCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
  3. Floeck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  4. Purvis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  5. Westerman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Texas-Louisiana Power Co. v. City of FarmersvilleTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  2. Parshall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  3. Ex Parte HeartsillCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  4. City of Beaumont v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1942
  5. County Board of School Trustees of Young County v. Bullock Common School Dist. No. 12Court of Appeals of Texas · 1931

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