Stroup v. State

WALKER, Presiding Judge.

OPINION

The appellant, John D. Stroup, was convicted of professional gambling in violation of TCA 39-2032 and sentenced to not less than two years nor more than two years in the penitentiary. The indictment charged that between April 13, 1974, and May 13, 1974, the appellant engaged in professional gambling by offering to accept and accepting from Harold Halliburton and Barry Moore, for profit, money and credits to be risked in gambling on professional baseball and basketball games.

In October 1973, Memphis police began an investigation of bookmaking gambling in the…