Brown v. State

Appellant and another were by affidavit charged with keeping a gaming device. Appellant was convicted and, on appeal, contends the court erred in overruling his motion for a new trial. The specifications relied on for a reversal are that the court erred in overruling his motion asking that he be tried separately from his codefendant. That the court erred in giving certain instructions, and that the verdict is not sustained by sufficient evidence.

Neither the motion for a separate trial nor the substance thereof is set out in appellant’s brief. The offense charged being a misdemeanor, it was…