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4 Ind. 560

Jackson v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 24, 1853

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1853-12-24

<p>A cliarge, in an information for gaming, that A. lost, <fcc., upon a game at cards, is not supported by evidence establishing that A. and another jointly lost, &c.</p>

Decided 1853-12-24

Roache, J.

¶1Information charging the defendant with, having lost, upon a game at cards, the sum of 25 cents to one John Bigler.

¶2On the trial Jackson offered to prove, by one of the state’s witnesses, that the betting was a joint one by him*561self and one Brown, and that whatever was lost was lost by them jointly. The Coart excluded the evidence.

W. Grose, for the plaintiff.E. B. Martindale, for the state.

¶3This was erroneous. A charge that Jackson alone lost, &c., was not supported by proof that Jackson, with another, jointly lost, &c. A judgment would be no bar to another prosecution against them jointly for the same act.

Per Curiam.

¶4The judgment is reversed. Cause remanded, &c.

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