State v. Coffey

April 1 to September 15, 1935, the defendant was a sergeant in the Salem police depart ment. About that time one Elwood Brown, who later became a witness for the state, operated, in a cardroom in Salem, a nickle-in-the-slot machine of the kind prohibited by § 14-746, Oregon Code 1930. Evidence presented by the state indicated that Brown paid the defendant monthly sums of money in consideration of the latter’s agreement not to interfere with the operation of the machine. Based upon the jury’s verdict, the defendant was convicted of a violation of § 14-406, Oregon Code 1930, in harmony with the…