Legal Opinion

Mastoras v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided February 22, 1938No. 7 Div. 343PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAMFORP. Judge.

The indictment charges: “The Grand Jury of said County charges that before the finding of this indictment George Mastoras, whose name is unknown to the Grand Jury otherwise than as stated, did possess, keep, own, set up, operate, or conduct, or did permit to be set up, operated, or conducted, a gambling device contrary to law.”

The appeal is taken without bill of exceptions, and the only question presented is the action of the court in overruling defendant’s demurrer to the first count of the indictment. The second count of .the indictment was eliminated by verdict of the jury.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hornsby v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  2. Griffin v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1928
  3. Holt v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
  4. Mays v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  5. Bell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Barbee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  2. Ex Parte LewisSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  3. State v. StraughanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  4. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  5. Sullens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003

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