# Williams v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · December 19, 1900 · 42 Tex. Crim. 368

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/3936981

## Case

- **Full name:** Ben Williams v. the State
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- **Decided:** December 19, 1900
- **Citations:** 42 Tex. Crim. 368; 60 S.W. 248; 1900 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 142
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Henderson
- **Judges:** Davidson, Henderson
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

HENDERSON, Judge
(dissenting).
I do not believe the indictment charges any offense against the laws of this State, and it is
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antagonistic to the views expressed by this court in the following cases: Miller v. State, 35 Texas Crim. Rep., 650 ; Burke v. State (Texas Crim. App.), 35 S. W. Rep., 659 ; White v. State, 39 Texas Crim. Rep., 269 ; Nail v. State (Texas Crim. App.), 50 S. W. Rep., 704 . I believe those decisions announce the correct rule in the construction of our statute on gaming, in thát they draw a distinction between a gaming or gambling house and a house or room commonly used for gaming, and that the rule there announced is applicable to this case, and that the decision of the majority of the court overrules those decisions.

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