State v. Currier
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Currier was indicted in the District Court under the statute to prevent gaming, Rev. St. c. 35, $ 7. The indictment alleged that Currier, during a certain time, “ kept a bowling alley which was then and there resorted to for the purpose of gaming, against the peace of said State and contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided.”
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Currier was indicted in the District Court under the statute to prevent gaming, Rev. St. c. 35, $ 7. The indictment alleged that Currier, during a certain time, “ kept a bowling alley which was then and there resorted to for the purpose of gaming, against the peace of said State and contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided.” RedingtoN J. instructed the jury, that if they should find, that the defendant owned and had the control of a place resorted to for the purpose of gaming, their verdict should be for the government. The verdict was against Currier, and he filed…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was drawn up by
Shepley J.
The indictment is made a part of the case-It contains two counts and in each the only offence set forth is that the defendant “ kept a bowling alley, which was then and there resorted to for the purpose of gaming.” The statute, c. 35, $ 1; has provided for the punishment of two distinct offences. One for keeping a house, shop or other place, resorted to for the purpose of gaming ; and the other for per*45mitting a person to play at cards, dice, billiards, or other game for money or other things in any house, shop or place, under his control or…
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