State v. . Finch

The defendant Finch, along with one P. W. Cooper, by and with the consent of his counsel, pleaded guilty to the first count in a two-count bill of indictment charging (1) a violation of section 1, chapter 196, Public Laws 1937 (N. C. Code of 1939 [Michie], 4437 [r] ), by owning and possessing a certain slot machine for the purpose of operation in a building under his control upon which the operator or user thereof had a chance to make various scores upon the outcome of which wagers might be made, and (2) of keeping and possessing a cer tain slot machine upon which the tax levied by the State…