Brand v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 118 — Prosecution for Betting on an Election — APPEAL FROM GRAVES CIRCUIT COURT. Defendant Convicted and Appeals. 1. The bet charged was only as to the number of votes that one candidate would receive in one county of the State, and is not suph “a betting on an election” as is contemplated by section 1975, Ky. Stats., Com. v. Branham, 3 Bush, 1; Cheek v. Com., 100 Ky.
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Case 118 — Prosecution for Betting on an Election — APPEAL FROM GRAVES CIRCUIT COURT. Defendant Convicted and Appeals. 1. The bet charged was only as to the number of votes that one candidate would receive in one county of the State, and is not suph “a betting on an election” as is contemplated by section 1975, Ky. Stats., Com. v. Branham, 3 Bush, 1; Cheek v. Com., 100 Ky. Rep., 1. . 2. A contract was drawn by which appellant was to bet the witness, Matthews, at a future time, to-wit, at Pulton, Tenn., that B would not get 250 votes in Graves county, and it was also agreed that one Cavender,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
JUDGE GUFFY
Affirming.
The indictment in this prosecution charges the appellant with the offense of betting on an election, committed in manner and form as follews, to wit: “The said Art Brand, in said county of Graves, on the 6th of November, 1899, and before the finding of this indictment, did wager and bet two hundred and fifty dollars, good and lawful money of the United States, and of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars, upon an election held on the 7th. day' of November, 1899, under the .Constitution and laws-of this Commonwealth. Said wager and bet was as…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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