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105 Ala. 120

Reeves v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1894

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1894-11-15

Tried before the Hon. N. D. Denson. The appellant was tried and convicted under the following indictment: “The grand jury of said county charge that before the finding of this indictment that Sam Beeves set up, or was concerned in settingup or carrying on a lottery.

Relies on Yellow-Stone Kit v. State · Ex parte State, in re Newton

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Decided 1894-11-15

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Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently May 2004

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McCLELLAN. J.

¶1The only question presented by this record is, whether the device used by the defendant for distribution of prizes consisting of jewelry was a distribution thereof by lot or chance, and hence a lottery. The facts are undisputed and will be fully set out in the report of the case. Upon them there can be no doubt that the scheme of distribution or disposition of the jewelry adopted by the defendant was a lottery pure and simple; and the court properly charged the jury to convict the defendant if they believed the evidence, every other essential to conviction under section 4068 of the Code being shown.—Buckalew v. State, 62 Ala. *123334; Yellow-Stone Kit v. State, 88 Ala. 196, 200; 13 Am. & Eng. Encyc. of Law, p. 1164; Bish. St. Cr’s, § 952; Bell v. State, 5 Sneed (Tenn.) 507.

¶2There was a verdict of guilt; and the assessment by the jury of a fine of twenty-five dollars against the defendant. This was followed by a judgment of conviction, and that the defendant “be fined in the sum of twenty-five dollars.” This was a final judgment from which this appeal was properly taken. No error of law was committed by the court on the trial which resulted in this judgment, and it must therefore be affirmed. Whether the defendant can be put to hard labor for the fine and costs, if he fail to pay or confess judgment with surety for the same, is a question not now before us. See Ex parte State in re Newton, 94 Ala. 431.

¶3Affirmed.

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