State v. Aspell

It is disclosed by the evidence that the “depository box” mentioned in the indictment was a metal cigarette vending machine of a familiar type, owned and serviced by the Ace Vending Company and located in the rear of Sandy’s Drive-In at the Northern Lights Shopping Center in Franklin County. There was a slot in the upper section for the insertion of coins for cigarette purchases, and the receptacle for the coins inside the machine consisted of a ten-pack cigarette paper carton with its top removed.

Immediately engaging our attention is the question whether a “depository box” is involved here…