Legal Opinion

Ball v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 25, 1844PublishedCited by 5 opinions

ERROR to the Tippecanoe Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtBlackford, J.

— Indictment against a person for suffering certain unlawful games with cards for brandy, money, &c., to be played in his grocery. Plea, not guilty. Verdict and judgment for the state.

This indictment does not give the names of the persons who played, nor does it state their names to be unknown. It is for that omission bad, according to the principle on which the cases of Butler v. The State, 5 Blackf. 280, and The State v. Irvin, Id. 343, were decided.

2Per curiam

— The judgment is reversed.

3Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Butler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1840

4Cited by5 opinions

  1. McLaughlin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1873
  2. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1851
  3. Walters v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Sowle v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1859
  5. Groner v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1855