Hill v. State

This is an appeal by Pete Hill, appellant, who was tried in. the Circuit Court for Montgomery County on December 3, 1947, on a charge of unlawfully making and selling a book on the results of certain running race horses in violation of Article 27, Section 291, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, 1939 Edition, resulting in a judgment and sentence on December 4, 1947, of a fine of One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars and confinement in the Maryland House of Correction for a perion of nine months.

Judge Charles W. Woodward issued a search warrant on August 15, 1947, authorizing the search of Pete Hill…