Womble v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is offering a bribe; the punishment as to each appellant was assessed at five years.

The appellant Womble was in the coin machine business, and his friend the appellant Young was a tavern owner. Womble and one Jackson were arrested because a marble machine which bore a tax stamp in Womble’s name was detected by officer Kennedy paying off a winner.

Young approached officer Brannon in an effort to get him to intercede with Kennedy in Womble’s behalf. Kennedy and Bran-non reported such “approach” to their superior officers and were instructed to meet Womble as…