State v. . Roberson

The defendant was indicted in the municipal court of the city of Winston-Salem under a warrant which charged that he "did unlawfully and willfully promote, set on foot, carry on publicly or privately a certain lottery where a game of chance is played." Defendant having been convicted and sentenced, appealed to the Superior Court. When the cause came on for trial in the Superior Court the defendant was again convicted. From judgment pronounced thereon the defendant appealed. The State's principal witness, Ed Penn, was arrested with lottery tickets and cash on his person. After being confined…