Commonwealth v. Paul

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

Julius J. Paul, was indicted under Section 601 of the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, 18 PS sec. 4601, on a charge of being concerned in the “managing, conducting and carrying on” of a lottery . . . Paul was brought to trial before a judge sitting without a jury, was convicted and sentenced and thereafter took this appeal from the refusal of a new trial.

In support of his motion for a new trial the defendant advanced the usual reasons that the verdict was against the law and the weight of the evidence. His present position is that “having been convicted under a statute…