Case Name: ZINN v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1912-11-13
Citations: 151 S.W. 825
Docket Number: 
Parties: ZINN v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 151
Pages: 825–825

Head Matter:
ZINN v. STATE.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Nov. 13, 1912.
On Motion for Rehearing, Dec. 4, 1912.)
Indictment and Information (§ 70 ) — Sufficiency of Accusation — Charging Offense.
An information by a county attorney, upon affidavit attached, presenting that defendant unlawfully bet at a game of cards at a place not then and there a private residence occupied by a family, and that affiant had reason to believe and did believe that defendant then played at cards at a place not then and there a private residence, is defective, in that it does not present to the court that accused had violated a law, but only that some affiant charged him with committing the offense.
[Ed. Note. — For other eases, see Indictment and Information, Cent. Dig. § 192; Dec. Dig. § 70. ]
Appeal from Hamilton County Court; R. Q. Murphree, Judge.
Ollie Zinn was convicted of a violation of the gaming laws, and he appeals.
Reversed, and prosecution dismissed.
S. R. Allen, of Hamilton, for appellant. C. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
For other oases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key-No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, P. J.
This is a conviction for a violation of the gaming laws.
The statement of- fa-cts and bills of exception were filed'after the adjournment of court. The case being appealed from the county court, there must be an order, entered of record, authorizing the filing of these papers after term time, in order to authorize this court to consider and review them. In the absence of these matters, there is nothing which the court can intelligently revise.
The judgment is ordered to be affirmed.