Steele v. State

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged with keeping and exhibiting for the purpose of gaming a “policy game,” on or about February 25, 1943. Upon conviction his punishment was assessed at 3 years in the penitentiary.

The “policy game” relied upon by the State was known as “Monte Carlo,” and appears to have been operated and developed much the same as the policy game known as “Big Four,” which was described in detail in the opinion in Rufus Cagel v. State, No. 22, 490, finally disposed of June 7, 1944, but not yet reported. (Page 354 of this volume). Many of the legal questions raised…