Legal Opinion

People v. McPhee

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 21, 1905No. Docket No. 267PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Exceptions before judgment from Chippewa; Steere, J. Monroe J. McPhee was convicted of conducting a lottery.

1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.

At the conclusion of the testimony in this case, counsel on both sides asserted that there was no issue of fact to be determined, and requested the court to direct a verdict either of conviction or acquittal, according to his opinion of the law. The court instructed the jury that under the testimony they should render, and they did render, a verdict of guilty as chargqd, and the case comes here upon exceptions before sentence.

Respondent is charged in the information with setting up and promoting a lottery for merchandise, and that he did dispose of merchandise by way of lottery and gift…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Stone v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Equitable Loan & Security Co. v. WaringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. People v. ElliottMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Ballock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
  5. State ex rel. Kellogg v. Kansas Mercantile Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1891

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Rohan v. Detroit Racing AssociationMichigan Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Glover v. MalloskaMichigan Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Affiliated Enterprises, Inc. v. WallerSuperior Court of Delaware · 1939
  4. Attorney General v. Powerpick Player's Club of Michigan, LLCMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010
  5. Iris Amusement Corporation v. KellyIllinois Supreme Court · 1937

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