Williams v. State

Cora Jones, alias Williams, was convicted under the Code, § 26-6502, of the offense of operating, maintaining, and carrying on a lottery. Her certiorari was overruled, and she excepted. The method of operating the lottery in the instant case was in effect the same as that in Cutcliff v. State, 51 Ga. App. 40 (179 S. E. 580). The defendant contends that the evidence did not authorize her conviction. It appears from the testimony of the arresting officer that he went to the defendant’s home and she was allegedly sick in bed. He found three yellow tickets in the bed with the defendant and…