State v. Stallings

Indiana Supreme Court
State v. Stallings, 3 Ind. 531 (Ind. 1852)
Perkins

State v. Stallings

Opinion of the Court

Perkins, J.

Indictment for gaming. Indictment quashed in the Circuit Court. It presents, in one count, that Andrew Stallings, late, &c., on, &c., at, &c., did unlawfully win in a bet made at a game of cards played by said Stallings and others, some named and some unknown, the sum of 10 cents.

The second count charges that he lost said sum in a bet made at a game of cards played by, &c.

The indictment does not show whether the bet was *532made with the persons played with, or with some third person, a spectator of the game, and is bad for uncertainty.

A. L. Robinson, for the state. J. Pitcher, for the defendant. Per Curiam.

The judgment is affirmed.

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