Plummer v. United States

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was indicted jointly with one Harry S. Kopel in three counts, (1) for setting up and keeping “a certain gaming table for the purpose of gaming”; (2) for setting up and keeping “a certain place for-the purpose of gaming”; and (3) for unlawfully betting and gambling and wager-, i'ng money upon the result of a horse race. 1 Koocl was acquitted on all counts. Appellant was acquitted by direction of the-court on the second count. He was convicted by the jury on the first and third counts. On this appeal he contests the. validity of his conviction on the first…