Dohme v. State

68 Ga. 339 | Ga. | 1882

Jackson, Chief Justice.

The defendant was indicted for keeping a gaming house on two counts, one for keeping such a house, the other for renting rooms for the purpose of gaming.

He was found guilty, and on the denial of a new trial by the court excepted.

1. The demurrer was properly overruled. The description of the house, its locality, except that it be in the county, need not be set forth in the indictment; and it is sufficient in other respects to set the offense out so plainly that the charge may be easily understood by the jury. Code, §§4628, 16 Ga., 467; 25 Ib., 474; 33 Ind., 304; 2 Brev., 487; 33 New Hamp., 212.

2. A general verdict will suffice, and the count on which it is returned need not be indicated, especially if the punishment is the same for each offense. 58 Ga., 577; 46 Ib., 208: 5 Wheaton, 184; 1 Blackf., 33.

3. The evidence fully supports the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.