Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Williams v. State

6 Tex. Ct. App. 147

DecidedJuly 1, 1879

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Williams v. State, 6 Tex. Ct. App. 147 (Tex. Ct. App. 1879).

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White, J.

In this case the indictment charges that defendant “did keep, deal, and exhibit a bank for the purpose of gaming,” etc.

On the trial, a jury was waived and the cause submitted to the court; and defendant was found guilty, and his punishment fixed by the judgment rendered at a fine of $40 and ten days’ imprisonment in the county jail. Defendant mainly complains that “ the judgment was unusual and oppressively severe.” The law prescribes the punishment for such offences, and under the law he could have been fined as high as $100, and also confined in the county jail thirty days. See Acts 13th Leg. (1873) p. 36 ; Campbell v. The State, 2 Texas Ct. App. 187.

The judgment is in all things affirmed.

Affirmed.

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White, J.

In this case the indictment charges that defendant “did keep, deal, and exhibit a bank for the purpose of gaming,” etc.

On the trial, a jury was waived and the cause submitted to the court; and defendant was found guilty, and his punishment fixed by the judgment rendered at a fine of $40 and ten days’ imprisonment in the county jail. Defendant mainly complains that “ the judgment was unusual and oppressively severe.” The law prescribes the punishment for such offences, and under the law he could have been fined as high as $100, and also confined in the county jail thirty days. See Acts 13th Leg. (1873) p. 36 ; Campbell v. The State, 2 Texas Ct. App. 187.

The judgment is in all things affirmed.

Affirmed.

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6 Tex. Ct. App. 147, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/williams-v-state-texapp-1879.