DeFlorin v. State

The sole question presented for our decision is whether, under the facts stated below, the accused was guilty of' the offense of carrying on a lottery. - DeFlorin operated what' was known as a “ suit club.” The plan of the club was as follows: Thirty men paid a dollar each to DeFlorin, who was a tailor, and received cards bearing numbers from one to thirty. Once a week slips of paper bearing numbers corresponding to those on the cards of the members were placed in a box, and some disinterested-person drew therefrom one slip. The member who held the lucky number was then entitled to a suit of…