Emerson v. City of Tulsa

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the municipal criminal court of Tulsa of having possession of devices for receiving bets, wagers, etc., in a gambling game, and was sentenced to serve 20 days in the county jail and to pay a fine oí) $20. The prosecution was under section 16, chap. 33, Tulsa Ordinances, which defines a crime for any person to have in his possession any device for the purpose of receiving, accepting, recording, or registering any bet or wager. The judgment was entered on March 2, 1935, and the appeal was lodged in this court August 24, 1935.…