Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1969

People v. Stiffel

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 26, 1969

61 Misc. 2d 1100; 308 N.Y.S.2d 64; 1969 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1042

Counsel

Speno, Goldberg, Moore d Margules (Clifford A. Boyael of counsel), for appellants. William Gahn, District Attorney (Gino Papa of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Wagering by the participants on the outcome of a game of skill is not gambling and billiards is a game of skill (People ex rel. Ellison v. Lavin, 179 N. Y. 164).

The judgments of conviction should be unanimously reversed on the law and facts, information dismissed and fine remitted.

Concur — Hogah, P. J., G-ulotta and Glickmakt, JJ.

Judgments reversed, etc.

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