Case Name: Ellis v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1927-05-11
Citations: 36 Ga. App. 771
Docket Number: 18032
Parties: Ellis v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 36
Pages: 771–772

Head Matter:
18032.
Ellis v. The State.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
Evidence that the defendant and another negro, employees of the Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation, were on their knees in the gear-room of that corporation, with a coat lying on the floor between them; that the defendant was shuffling cards; that when a policeman entered the room the other negro grabbed a number of pieces of silver money from the said coat, and that a third negro was standing with his hands on his knees apparently observing the proceedings, is sufficient to sustain the defendant's conviction of gaming. Frost v. State, 120 Ga. 311 (47 S. E. 901); Welsh v. State, 6 Ga. App. 783 (65 S. E. 815); Simmons v. State, 17 Ga. App. 288 (86 S. E. 657); Griffin v. State, 2 Ga. App. 534 (58 S. E. 781); Washington v. State, 24 Ga. App. 65 (100 S. E. 31); Schley v. State, 25 Ga. App. 549 (103 S. E. 799); Roberts v. State, 26 Ga. App. 66 (105 S. E. 707); Griffin v. State, 5 Ga. App. 43 (62 S. E. 685).
Decided May 11, 1927.
Zach Childers, for plaintiff in error.
T. O. Marshall, solicitor, contra.
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.