Herndon v. State

In his sole ground of error appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. The indictment, omitting the formal parts, alleged that the appellant in Dallas County, Texas “on or about the 12th day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and 78 in the County and State aforesaid, did then and there unlawfully take and offer to take and accept and place for a person known only to the Grand Jurors as !Z,’ bets and wagers of money on a football game to wit: ‘Z’ Miami + 2⅜ 220.”1

It is appellant’s contention that the evidence failed to establish…