State v. Myers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was a prosecution in two counts for an alleged violation of G. S. 1935, 21-1507 and 21-1508, commonly known and referred to as the slot-machine statutes. The first count, in substance, charged that defendant had set up and kept a slot machine in his restaurant on the 15th day of May, 1939, and had unlawfully induced, enticed or permitted one Herman Mohringer to *57bet or wager money thereon. It is agreed that count was framed under the provisions of G. S. 1935, 21-1508. The second count charged defendant with operating a slot machine on…