Warren v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Smith. Tried below before the Honorable D. R. Pendleton. Appeal from a conviction of gaming; penalty, a fine of $20.00. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HAWKINS, Judge.
Conviction is for-gaming, with fine of $20 assessed as punishment.
The particular offense charged against appellant was that he bet at a game played with cards in a private residence occupied by a family which was commonly resorted to for the purpose of .gaming. The gambling was at Wiley Sherman’s house. • The State made proof of various circumstances tending to establish the allegation that the house was a resort for gambling; but the most cogent evidence- on this point was admitted from numerous witnesses, — over appellant’s repeated, ob jéction,- — that they knew the general…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Joliff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Cronin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- Wilmering v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925