Meinert v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From Marion Criminal Court (50,814); J Prosecution by the State of Indiana against William Meinert and others. From a judgment of conviction, the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtEwbank, J.
— Appellant and three others were jointly indicted upon the charge that they “did then and there unlawfully keep a certain building and a room therein situate to be used and occupied for gaming.” Appellant was found guilty and appealed, assigning as error that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a new trial. The only specifications in the motion were that the finding was not sustained by sufficient evidence and was contrary to law.
The uncontradicted evidence showed that throughout a period of months the appellant presided at a table where many persons played with cards a game…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Keife v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
- Ransom v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1890
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. MabreySupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- Curley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958