Broadnax v. State

57 So.2d 651 (1952)

BROADNAX

v.

STATE.

Supreme Court of Florida, Division B.

March 25, 1952.

Paul Lake, Tampa, for appellant.

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

CHAPMAN, Justice.

The appellant, Marion Lee Broadnax, was informed against by the County Solicitor of Hillsborough County, Florida, for unlawfully having in his possession on January 20, 1951, certain implements and devices for conducting a lottery, commonly known as bolita, which lottery was conducted for money, and the implements and devices being duplicate tickets in a lottery yet to be played…