Cornish v. State

Charles Cornish appeals from judgment and sentence that followed his conviction of the crime of possession of lottery slips. The Baltimore County police suspected that Cornish was engaging in lottery operations. By a happy coincidence (for them), they received an official teletype bulletin from the Department of Motor Vehicles, revealing that Cornish’s driver’s license had been revoked, as well as his date of birth, color and weight, and the make, year, color, and license tag number of an automobile registered in his wife’s name. The police also came to know that Cornish usually wore the same…