State v. Forsyth

McCALEB, Justice.

Appellant and another were charged, tried and convicted of gambling as defined by R.S. 14:90 in that they conducted a lottery as a business. Following imposition of a sentence to serve 7 months in the Parish Prison and pay a fine of $500, appellant took this appeal, relying on eight bills of exceptions for a reversal of his conviction.

Bill No. 1, which was taken to the refusal of the judge to grant a continuance of the case on account of appellant’s illness, was the only exception stressed in oral argument. The other bills have been submitted for our consideration on brief.

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