JACKSON v. STATE

No. 28827.

298 S.W.2d 837 (1957)

John Henry JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 20, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Tobin, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., George P. Blackburn, Joseph M. Joiner, Harold G. Clark, Jr., Assts. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for aiding in equipping a place where people resort for the purpose of gaming; the punishment, 60 days, in jail.

The offense is defined in art. 629, P.C. We are aware of no prior appeal to this Court from a conviction under said article.

The facts relied upon by the State show that appellant operated the Wagon Wheel Cafe; that prior to the occasion of the officers' visit on April 6, 1956, there had been gambling with...

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