7 Blackf. 242
Decided November 25, 1844
Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1844-11-25
<p>An indictment against a person for suffering gaming in his grocery, should give the names of the persons who played, or state their names to be unknown.</p>
Relies on Butler v. State
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Decided 1844-11-25
Cited by 16 later decisions — most recently December 2005
16 state decisions
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¶1— Indictment against a person for suffering certain unlawful games with cards for brandy, money, &c., to be played in his grocery. Plea, not guilty. Verdict and judgment for the state.
¶2This indictment does not give the names of the persons who played, nor does it state their names to be unknown. It is for that omission bad, according to the principle on which the cases of Butler v. The State, 5 Blackf. 280, and The State v. Irvin, Id. 343, were decided.
¶3— The judgment is reversed.