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Ford v. State
123 Ala. 81
Ala.
1898
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TYSON, J.

The affidavit was not subject to the demurrer interposed to it. — Code, § 4794; Crim. Code, Form 24, p. 327.

Under the authority of Mills v. The State, 20 Ala. 86, the place at which tlie defendant was arrested, was a public place within the statute against gaming.

The record purports to set out all the evidence, and there was no proof that the defendant bet any money, bank-notes, or other thing of value at the game. The State failed to malee out the charge against him, and he was entitled to his acquittal. A conviction of the offense of betting at a game of cards cannot be supported upon mere proof of playing at a game of cards. The two offenses are distinctly different. — Chambers v. The State, 77 Ala. 80; Clayborne v. The State, 103 Ala. 53.

Judgment reversed and cause remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Ford v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Nov 15, 1898
Citation: 123 Ala. 81
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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