Bester v. State

Holmes, C.

Appellant and his brother-in-law, B. C. McCarty, gave a Saturday night fish fry at appellant’s home in a rural section of Jasper County. It was well attended by relatives and friends. A feature of the night’s entertainment was the indulgence by some of those present in playing cards and shooting craps. The fish gave out about 10 o’clock but the frivolity of the occasion and the ardor of the games were prolonged into the early dawn of Sunday morning. Among those who remained for the later festivities were the appellant, who of course was at his own home, appellant’s brother-in-law,…