WEST v. STATE

No. 28653.

301 S.W.2d 661 (1957)

Ray WEST, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

On Rehearing May 1, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin, Moore & Tackett, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Jimmy Castledine, Dist. Atty., Wichita Falls, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the offense of unlawfully keeping a building or room for the purpose of gambling in violation of art. 625, Vernon's Ann.P.C.; the punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

The evidence is undisputed that the building in question was a house owned by the appellant, which he and his wife occupied as their residence. The evidence is further undisputed that, on numerous occasions, during the years 1954 and 1955, people...

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