State v. Jurgins

Citations

• 31 Tex. 588

Syllabus

<p>Article 409 of the Penal Code reads as follows: “ If any person shall play 'at any game with cards at any house for retailing spirituous liquors, storehouse, tavern, inn, or any other public house, or in any street, highway, or other public place, or in any outhouse where people resort, he shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $25.” (Paschal’s Dig., Art. 2044, Note 610.) The charge that the playing was at “ a public house,” is too indefinite.</p>