Malouf v. City of Roanoke

Joe Malouf, without requiring' a warrant to be issued, was convicted by a police justice of the city of Roanoke for conducting a “baseball pool” on September 24, 1939, in violation of a city ordinance. He immediately sought an appeal and gave the required bail. Thereafter the police justice issued a warrant under date of September 26,1939, entered a judgment of conviction as of September 25,1939, and noted an appeal on the warrant. These papers were duly filed with the clerk of the Hustings Court of the city of Roanoke and the case placed on the trial docket.

"When the case was called for…