Chamberland v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for unlawfully exhibiting a gaming .table or bank; the punishment, 2 years in the penitentiary.

The state’s testimony shows that on the night in question, Ranger Bill Hensley and Agent Chester Auten of the Department of Public Safety, while acting as undercover agents, went to the Steak House, a night club located near the City of Amarillo. After going inside, they were admitted into a room which was referred to in the testimony as the game room. When they entered, some forty people were in the room and a dice and black jack game was in progress. Appellant was…