State v. Harkeem

It is contended that there must be a new trial because the Court charged the jury that if they were “satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that there was gambling going on as I have defined it on the night in question in the Blue Jay Social Club . . .,” then it “was a place resorted to for such a purpose within the meaning of section 6, chapter 447. That is the only question for you to decide.” Revised Laws, chapter 447, section 6 provides that “No person shall keep any house, shop, or place resorted to for the purpose of gambling . . . .” The basis of the exception here seems to be that the…