Commonwealth v. Dixon

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

This is an appeal from the sentence of Roy Dixon for the crimes of lottery and conspiracy to commit lottery. Dixon was jointly indicted on bills of indictment Nos. 563 and 564 of February Sessions, 1954, with four other defendants, Caswell Curtis, Joseph Ford, Caesar Nelson and Leo Coleman. In bill of indictment No. 563 the defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and corrupt solicitation of certain police officers and with bribery and corrupt solicitation. The defendant was acquitted on this indictment. In bill of indictment No. 564 the defendants were…