State v. Bridgewater
Indiana Supreme Court
From'Orange Circuit Court; Thomas B. Buskirlc, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against Edward Bridgewater. From a judgment quashing the- affidavit and discharging defendant, the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.
1. The charges presented against appellee in this prosecution is that he unlawfully visited a gambling-house in Orange county, Indiana. The prosecution is based on section 470 of the public offenses act of 1905 (Acts 1905, pp. 584, 693, §2371 Burns 1908). This section defines several offenses. The part thereof upon which the prosecution in this case is based is as follows: “Whoever, being a male person, * * * frequents or visits a gambling-house or houses, * * ' * shall, on conviction, be fined,” etc. Omitting the formal parts, the affidavit upon which the charge against appellee was…
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