Paylor v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hearing on writ of error to the Police Court of the District of Columbia to review a judgment convicting defendant of betting in violation of law. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This case is here on writ of error to the police court of the District of Columbia.
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Hearing on writ of error to the Police Court of the District of Columbia to review a judgment convicting defendant of betting in violation of law. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This case is here on writ of error to the police court of the District of Columbia. The information was filed against Porter L. Paylor, the plaintiff in error, charging him with the violation of the provisions of section 869 of the District Code, as amended by the act of May 16, 1908 (35 Stat. at L. 164, chap. 112). The act as amended reads as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person or…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
We think it unnecessary to enter into any discussion of the rules of practice governing the admission of the testimony of accomplices, since we are of opinion that, where two persons wager on the result of an event,—as in this instance a horse race,—one is not the accomplice of the other. To establish 1 lie relation of accomplice, two or more persons must unite in a common purpose to do an unlawful act. When two persons wager on the result of a certain event, the purpose of each is diametrically opposed to that of the other. The object to be obtained by each is the exact opposite of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. BossieCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896