Derricott v. State

The defendant was convicted in the Criminal Court of Fulton County for a violation of the lottery laws, generally known as the “numbers game.” He made application for certiorari to the Superior Court of Fulton County, which was granted. On a hearing upon the petition, the same was overruled and denied by a judge of the Superior Court of Fulton County. On this judgment the defendant assigns error.

The officers, on the date alleged in the indictment, found the defendant driving a Mercury convertible coupe in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. In the automobile he had a sack of lottery tickets,…