Hayden v. Commonwealth

George Fabian Hayden, the appellant, was convicted by a jury of violating the anti-lottery statute, § 18-301 of the 1950 Code, now § 18.1-340 (1960 Replacement Vol.), and was sentenced in accordance with the verdict to sixty days in jail and a fine of $250. He contends here, first, that the evidence was not sufficient to establish his guilt.

The only evidence in the case was that of three police officers introduced by the Commonwealth, who testified as follows:

In the afternoon of Thursday, June 9, 1960, State Trooper Martin, accompanied by Inspector Lamb of the Norfolk county police, went to a…