Legal Opinion

Ellis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 11, 1927No. 18032Published

1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.

Evidence that the defendant and another negro, employees of the Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation, were on their knees in the gear-room of that corporation, with a coat lying on the floor between them; that the defendant was shuffling cards; that when a policeman entered the room the other negro grabbed a number of pieces of silver money from the said coat, and that a third negro was standing with his hands on his knees apparently observing the proceedings, is sufficient to sustain the defendant’s conviction of gaming. Frost v. State, 120 Ga. 311 (47 *772S. E. 901); Welsh v. State, 6 Ga. App. 783…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Frost v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  4. Washington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
  5. Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920

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