State v. Porter

Lewis; Justice.

The defendant was tried and convicted under an indictment which charged the violation of Section 16-515(2) of the 1962 Code of Laws. This section makes it a misdemeanor to occupy a room or building in this State “with books, papers, apparatus or paraphernalia for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers or of selling pools.” Defendant has appealed upon exceptions which relate to (1) alleged error in the admission of testimony and (2) the refusal to instruct the jury as to the law of entrapment. The defendant contends under the first that without the challenged…