Woolverton v. City and County of Denver

Plaintiffs in error will be referred to as defendants as they appeared in the superior court where they were prosecuted by the City and County of Denver for gambling. On August 5, 1959, on trial to a jury, defendants were found guilty and sentenced to 90 days in jail and a $300.00 fine. They were charged with violating Sec. 821.1 Denver, Colo. Rev. Municipal Code (1950), which provides in part:

“821.1. Maintaining Gambling Devices, Playing Gambling Devices, Betting on Games Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to * * * play for money or any valuable thing at any game with cards,…