Keife v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. Wm. E. Fort. Reuben J. Keife was convicted of keeping a gaming table, and he appeals. It appears from the evidence that the playing was done at the Beavers’ Club, and that the game played was poker, and that defendant on several occasions would deal the cards and take out money for the benefit of the house, as he was a member of the club.
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Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. Wm. E. Fort. Reuben J. Keife was convicted of keeping a gaming table, and he appeals. It appears from the evidence that the playing was done at the Beavers’ Club, and that the game played was poker, and that defendant on several occasions would deal the cards and take out money for the benefit of the house, as he was a member of the club. Numerous charges were asked seeking to assert the proposition that a table in a social club where a game of cards, is played and money bet on said game of cards by the members only does not constitute a…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, J.(1) The indictment in this case is for the offense of keeping, exhibiting, or being interested or concerned in keeping or exhibiting a table for gaming, denounced by section 6985 of the Code of 1907.
“The offense of keeping a gaming table may be committed by a single act, or it may be one continuous in its nature, and may therefore be proved by one act, or a series of acts, showing the requisite criminal intention, by the proper measure of proof. The guilty party need not necessarily be engaged in the business of keeping such table, any more than one who keeps a restaurant, or keeps…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bibb v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Minto v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
- Martin v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911
- Wren v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
- Toney v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Curley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Latikos v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
- Griggs v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1931
- Meinert v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1921