State v. Geene

Maxwell, Judge:

This Court granted a writ of error to the judgment of the circuit court of Kanawha County affirming the defendant’s conviction in the intermediate court of the same county. The indictment, grounded on Code, 61-10-11, is in five counts, and charges the defendant with setting up and promoting a lottery, permitting a lottery to be conducted on premises under his control, permitting money and other property to be raffled for on such premises, allowing the sale of tickets and chances in a lottery, and buying, selling, transferring and having in his possession for the purpose of sale…