Commonwealth v. Bufalini

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

The only question in this appeal is whether the evidence presented by the Commonwealth in the prosecution of appellant for conducting a lottery 1 was sufficient to sustain a verdict of guilty as returned by the trial judge sitting without a jury.

Pursuant to a search warrant, the state police entered appellant’s tavern and conducted a thorough and extensive search of the premises. No physical evidence was discovered during the search. While the police were conducting the search, however, a telephone call was answered by one of the officers. The caller asked to speak with…