Groner v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
The appellant was indicted and convicted for playing at .a certain game at cards. The indictment alleged that Jacob L. Groner unlawfully, &c., “ did play and bet at a.certain gaming table, then and there being, at a certain game at cards for the purpose of winning or losing money, against the form of the Statute,” &c.
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The appellant was indicted and convicted for playing at .a certain game at cards. The indictment alleged that Jacob L. Groner unlawfully, &c., “ did play and bet at a.certain gaming table, then and there being, at a certain game at cards for the purpose of winning or losing money, against the form of the Statute,” &c. A motion was made in arrest of judgment on the ground that the first count in the indictment on which alone the defendant was convicted, does not state the place, the name of the game, the name of the person with or against whom the defendant played, or give any excuse for not…
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The appellant was indicted and convicted for playing at a certain gaming table, at a certain game of cards. A motion was made in arrest of judgment on the following grounds, to wit :
Because, the first count in the indictment on which alone he was convicted, does not state the place, the name of the game, the name of the person with, or against whom the defendant played, or give any excuse for not giving such name. This motion was overruled and a judgment entered, from which defendant appealed to this Court. The case was argued mainly upon the last ground taken in arrest of judgment, and…
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