State v. Kaufman

This is an indictment charging the defendant with a violation of G. L. 1956; §11-19-18, on December 13, 1966. After a trial in the Superior Court, the defendant was found guilty on September 27, 1968, and thereupon prosecuted a bill of exceptions to this court.

This court recently held in State v. Hindle, 108 R. I. 389, 275 A.2d 915, that proof of the recording and registering of bets and wagers is in violation of §11-19-14 and that such conduct, standing alone, would not constitute a violation of §11-19-18. The thrust of Hindle was that the Legislature intended in enacting §11-19-18 to make…