People v. Bloom

New York Court of Appeals
People v. Bloom, 162 N.E. 533 (N.Y. 1928)
248 N.Y. 582; 1928 N.Y. LEXIS 1388

People v. Bloom

Opinion of the Court

Judgment of Appellate Division and that of Court of Special Sessions reversed and defendant discharged. Defendant is charged only with unlawfully and knowingly possessing policy slips: Held, that although the defendant’s gift enterprise constituted a lottery (Penal Law, § 1370), the certificates in his possession were not shown to be policy slips and defendant was not shown to be engaged in the game or scheme commonly known as policy.

Concur: Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Andrews and O’Brien, JJ. Not sitting: Lehman and Kellogg, J J.

Reference

Full Case Name
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Max Bloom, Appellant
Cited By
11 cases
Status
Published