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25 Tex. 336

Hearn v. State

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1860

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1860-07-01

Tried below before the Honorable W. -S. Todd. The appellant was indicted for playing at a game with cards in -a public house. The defendant proved that the game was played for amusement, and that nothing was bet thereon. Verdict of guilty; fine and judgment accordingly.

Decided 1860-07-01

Roberts, J.

¶1The court was requested by the defendant to

¶2«charge the jury, that if they believed from the evidence that the game of cards was played for amusement only, the defendant had •committed no offence. The court refused to give this charge. We have decided at the present term at Galveston, that the proviso to Art. 411 of the Penal Code, exempting those playing games for recreation and amusement only from punishment, has been repealed, and that the repealing act of February 12, 1858, is constitutional. The court did not err in refusing this charge. (Wall et al. v. The State.)

¶3The judgment is affirmed.

¶4Judgment affirmed.

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