MAYFIELD v. STATE

No. 28128.

289 S.W.2d 585 (1956)

Raymond MAYFIELD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 25, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. J. Duke, Robert C. Benavides, Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for keeping and being interested in keeping a room for the purpose of being used as a place to gamble with dice, the indictment being drawn under art. 625 P.C.

The room in question was curtained off from the main room of a "Nite Spot" owned and operated by Calvin and Emmett Clark who had a license authorizing the sale of beer.

There is no testimony showing that appellant owned any interest in the premises or that he...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases