Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Brath. Tried below before Hon. L. N. Frank, County Judge. ' Appeal from a conviction of gaming; penalty, a fine of $10. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
The indictment charged appellant with playing at a game with cards at a public house, to wit, a house commonly resorted to for the purpose of gaming. The contention is made that the indictment is not sufficient, and does not describe the house in which the playing occurred with sufficient particularity. We are of opinion that it does. Article 379, Penal Code, provides: “If any person shall play at any game with cards at any house for retailing spirituous liquors, storehouse, tavern, inn or any other public house,” etc., he shall be punished. Article 380 reads: “All…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898