People v. Taylor
New York Supreme Court
Error to Albany mayor’s court. The substance of the indictment, after giving time, place, &c. was, that the defendant unlawfully, maliciously and advisedly did set on foot a certain lottery, for the purpose of exposing certain money to abide the drawing in such lottery, he the said defendant being unauthorized &c., against the form of the statute, See.
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Error to Albany mayor’s court. The substance of the indictment, after giving time, place, &c. was, that the defendant unlawfully, maliciously and advisedly did set on foot a certain lottery, for the purpose of exposing certain money to abide the drawing in such lottery, he the said defendant being unauthorized &c., against the form of the statute, See. Second count, that the defendant, being unauthorized «fee., did publicly carry, on a certain lottery (a more particular description of which said lottery is to the jurors aforesaid unknown) for the purpose of exposing money, against the form of…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Bronson, Ch. J.
This indictment was framed upon the 27th section of the lottery act, which provides, that no unauthorized person shall open, set on foot, carry on, promote or draw, publicly or privately, any lottery, game, or device of chance, for the purpose of exposing, setting to sale, or disposing of any houses, lands, tenements or real estate, or any money, goods or things in action. (1 R. S. 665.) The objections taken to the indictment are, that it is not sufficiently certain: and that no offence is charged in either of the counts.
It is a general, though not universal rule,…
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