Case Name: Frost v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1904-06-08
Citations: 120 Ga. 311
Docket Number: 
Parties: Frost v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 120
Pages: 311–311

Head Matter:
Frost v. The State.
Submitted May 16,
Decided June 8, 1904.
Indictment for gaming. Before Judge. Longley. City court of LaGrange. April 1, 1904.
A. H. Thompson, for plaintiff in error.
Henry Beeves, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Evans, J.
The defendant -was indicted for the offense of playing and betting at cards. The evidence disclosed that in a certain house one of the persons named in the indictment was lying on the floor, supported on his elbows, with his head from under the bed, shuffling a deck of cards. The others were arranged around in a circle, in the center of which was thirty or forty cents in nickels. The defendant was included among those who were in ° the circle, and was on his knees. This was the tableau which met the gaze of the police officer and another person who was with him, when, without warning, they entered the house. The jury could infer from this evidence the defendant's guilt, and their finding, approved by the trial judge, will not be disturbed.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.