Solomon v. State

(concurring.—Chapter 7664 C. G. L., 5506 R. G. S., reads as follows:

“If any sheriff, city marshal or chief of police has good reason to believe that gambling is being carried on in any house or other place, he may enter the same forcibly, if necessary, and without written warrant, and may arrest any person violating the provisions of this Article.”

My view is that the above quoted statute must be strictly construed, indeed, as strictly construed as this Court has construed Section 7177 C. G. L., 5075 R. G. S., wherein this Court was called upon to construe a statute that vested certain…