BRALEY v. STATE

No. 24959.

238 S.W.2d 539 (1951)

BRALEY v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maury Hughes, Dallas, T. F. Monroe, Dallas, for appellant.

Will R. Wilson, Jr., Criminal Dist. Atty., Charles S. Potts, Asst. Dist. Atty., W. Hugh Lyerly, Asst. Dist. Atty., all of Dallas, George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

The conviction is under Art. 619, P.C., prohibiting the keeping and exhibiting of a policy game, with punishment assessed at four years in the penitentiary.

The facts relied upon to show appellant's guilt are circumstantial, and may be stated as follows:

Policy writers for the "Texas and Louisana Wheel" sold policy throughout the City of Dallas. The money from these sales, as well as the policy slips, was placed in bags bearing...

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