Commonwealth v. Gregory

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

This is an appeal from the conviction and sentence for pool-selling and book-making and setting up and unlawfully managing a lottery in violation of the Penal Code of 1939, June 24, P.L. 872, sections 601 and 607, 18 P.S. sections 4601 and 4607.

On April 29, 1955, the county detectives of Berks County went to a cigar store at 255 North Third Street in the City of Reading, armed with a search warrant, and arrested appellant, Anthony Gregory, charging him with pool-selling, book-making and recording bets on horse races, setting up a lottery, unlawfully managing a lottery…