State v. Lenares

This appeal is brought up by the defendant, who was convicted of the offence of keeping a banking game, and sentenced to pay a fine of $1000, and the costs of'prosecution.

He complains that the Judge charged the jury on the facts of the case.

The Judge, charged “that the game of ‘keno’ was abanking game, according to the decision in the case of the City v. Miller, 7 A. 651.” That the court and jury must be governed by the interpretation and definition given to the-statute upon the game of “keno” being a banking game by that decision.

The statute on which the indictment was framed declares:

“Whoeve…