Mixon v. State

54 So.2d 190 (1951)

MIXON et al.

v.

STATE.

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A.

August 28, 1951.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1951.

R.B. Crawford, Jr., Bartow, and D.C. Laird, Lakeland, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

HOBSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Criminal Court of Record for Hillsborough County. Appellants, George A. Mixon, James E. Hawkins, James C. McFarland, Bill Atwater and Solon Wear were convicted on two counts charging violation of the lottery statute, Section 849.09, Florida Statutes 1941, F.S.A.

The first count…