Markle v. State

This was an indictment on the statute relative to lotteries.

The indictment contains three counts. Plea, not guilty. The cause was tried by the Court, and judgment rendered for the state.

The error assigned is, that the indictment does not describe the offense with sufficient certainty.

The first count is substantially as follows: That the defendant, on, &c., at, &c., unlawfully made a certain lottery for a division of property to be determined by chance, the making of which not being authorized by law, contrary to the statute.

The statute is as follows: If any person or persons shall sell any…