Bibb v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Erom tbe City Court o£ Montgomery. Tried before tbe Hon. Thos. M. Arrington. Tbe indictment in tbis case was found on tbe 15tb July, 1887, and contained but a single count, which charged that the defendant, “before the finding of this indictment, kept or exhibited a gaming-table for gaming, or was interested or concerned in the keeping or exhibition thereof; against the peace,” &c.
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Erom tbe City Court o£ Montgomery. Tried before tbe Hon. Thos. M. Arrington. Tbe indictment in tbis case was found on tbe 15tb July, 1887, and contained but a single count, which charged that the defendant, “before the finding of this indictment, kept or exhibited a gaming-table for gaming, or was interested or concerned in the keeping or exhibition thereof; against the peace,” &c. The defendant demurred to the indictment, and the court overruled the demurrer; but the record does not show what grounds of demurrer were specifically assigned. The defendant then pleaded not guilty, and issue was…
1Opinion of the CourtSomebtville, J.
— The indictment charges, omitting the formal parts, that the defendant “kept or exhibited a gaming-table for gaming, or was interested or concerned in the keeping or exhibition thereof.” •
1. Section 4208 of the Code of 1876, before amendment, provided, that “any person who keeps, exhibits, or is interested or concerned in keeping or exhibiting any table for gaming, of whatever name, kind or description, not regularly licensed under the laws of this State, must, on conviction, be fined not less than one hundred, nor more than one thousand dollars; and may also be imprisoned in the county…
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