Galbreath v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Caldwell. Tried below before the Hon. Henry Maney. There is no occasion for a statement of the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtOgden, J.
Under the authority of Lewellen v. The State, 18 Texas, 538, and of The State v. Jason Wilson, decided at this *201term of the court, we must hold that .the indictment in this case is fatally defective, because it does not charge that the defendants played together jA a game with cards.
And under the authority of Bobinson v. The State, 24 Texas, 154, we must also hold that the proof in this case fails to establish the fact that the playing took place in a house used for retailing spirituous liquors. It appears that a portion of the house was rented for the purpose of retailing spirituous liquors,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lewellen v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1857
3Cited by2 opinions
- Harcrow v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1877
- State v. HomanTexas Supreme Court · 1874