Hearn v. State

Appellant was convicted on a charge of permitting gambling in a roadhouse known as Pacana Club, operated by him in Jones County. The indictment was drawn under Section 2195, Code of 1942, which makes it a misdemeanor for the owner, lessee, or occupant of any outhouse or other building to knowingly permit gambling to be carried on in such house or building, and originally charged that appellant was the owner of said club. On motion of the county attorney the court entered an order amending the indictment so as to eliminate the word “owner” from the indictment and substitute therefor the word ‘…