State v. Austin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Eighth Judicial Dis■trict Court, Parish of Jefferson; John E. Fleury, Judge. Edwin Austin was convicted of gaming by orally operating a betting book on a track in the parish of Jefferson, where a horse race was being run, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for gambling by orally operating a betting book on a track in tbe parish of Jefferson, where a horse race was being run.
The evil of gambling is noticed in the Constitution, which declares it to be a vice, and the Legislature is therein directed to pass laws to suppress it; and to the courts is given the authority to execute such laws by enforcing the penalties therein imposed for their violation.
There are many laws against gambling; and in 1904 the Legislature passed Act No. 127, p. 291, to suppress gambling on races in pool rooms and turf…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. MaloneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- People Ex Rel. Lichtenstein v. . LanganNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- State v. BreffeihlSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- City of Shreveport v. MaloneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- City of Shreveport v. SchulsingerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
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3Cited by9 opinions
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