McDougal v. State

BRADLEY D. Jesson, Chief Justice.

The appellant was convicted of operating a gambling house in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-66-103 (Repl. 1993). He received three years probation and was sentenced to thirty days in the White County Detention Center. We affirm his conviction.

The appellant operated an establishment in White County known as Benny’s Barn. Patrons paid membership fees and admittance fees in order to attend the cockfights which took place on the premises. In December of 1994, the White County Sheriff’s office began an undercover investigation of the operation. The Sheriff…