State v. Randle

Devine, Associate Justice.

The defendant was indicted, charged with having established a lottery, known as “ The Galveston Gift Enterprise Association,” and with having disposed of property and money by said lottery.

Defendant moved to quash the indictment.

The first ground of motion to quash the indictment is embraced in the second exception, which is as follows: “Ho such offense as establishing a lottery is known to the laws of Texas, and no such offense is defined or described in the Criminal Code or the amendments thereto.”

3d. “ That said indictment is indefinite and uncertain, and charges…