Lunsford v. State

At the September term, 1937, of the criminal court of Fulton County, Joel Lunsford was tried and convicted under an accusation charging that on January 28, 1937, he did keep, maintain, and operate a lottery known as the "number game,” for the hazarding of money. His certiorari was overruled, and he excepted.

Before the hearing of the certiorari, and in accordance with the provisions of the Code, § 19-302, the defendant, filed certain exceptions to the answer of the trial judge, on the ground that the answer did not reply specifically to all the allegations of the petition, as provided in the…