Hughes v. State

The accused was convicted of a misdemeanor on an accusation drawn under the' Code of 1933, § 26-6502. The accusation contained two counts, and he was found guilty on both. Count 1 charged him with keeping, maintaining, and operating a lottery, known as “the number game,” for the hazarding of money. In count 2 he was charged with selling, or offering for sale, “certain numbers representing a chance in a lottery, which was a device and scheme known as 'the number game/ for the hazarding of money.” In misdemeanors all persons who aid or abet in the commission of an offense are principals. The…