Robertson v. State

Sognier, Judge.

1. Appellant was convicted of commercial gambling and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He contends the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal and motion for a new trial because the state did not prove venue as to commercial gambling. Appellant had in his possession lottery paraphernalia when he was arrested in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; the case was tried in the Superior Court of Bibb County. “The venue of the defendant’s offense of aiding in the maintaining of a lottery, if participation is otherwise shown, is the place where…