State v. Vernon King

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, C. J.:

Vernon King and his father, Leonard King, were arrested and eventually charged jointly in an information, filed in the district court of Shawnee County, with commission of the crime of keeping a place, to-wit: A room to which persons were accustomed to resort, for the purpose of gambling, contrary to the provisions of G. S. 1949, 21-915. Thereafter the court ordered separate trials for each defendant. Vernon’s trial by a jury resulted in his conviction for the crime charged and sentence for its commission in accord with the terms of the…