People v. . Adams
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, entered July 13, 1903, which affirmed a judgment of a Trial Term entered npon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of knowingly having possession of a writing, paper and document representing and being a record of a chance, share and interest in numbers sold in a gambling game commonly called “ policy,” •and of knowingly having possession of papers and devices…
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, entered July 13, 1903, which affirmed a judgment of a Trial Term entered npon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of knowingly having possession of a writing, paper and document representing and being a record of a chance, share and interest in numbers sold in a gambling game commonly called “ policy,” •and of knowingly having possession of papers and devices snch as are commonly used in carrying on and playing the game called “ policy,” in violation of section 344a of the Penal…
1Opinion of the Court
Bartlett, J.:
As this is a unanimous decision of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court that there is evidence supporting or tending to sustain the verdict of the jury, it is only necessary to consider the facts sufficiently to determine the questions of law presented by this appeal.
It appears that the defendant occupied an office in the city of Hew York, wherein was his desk, trunk, tin boxes and other articles of personal property. On a certain occasion, when the defendant was in his office, the officers of the law appeared and stated that they had a search warrant. The defendant…
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