RIGGAN v. COMMONWEALTH


144 S.E.2d 298 (1965)

206 Va. 499

Walter Francis RIGGAN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 11, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Koutoulakos, Arlington (Varoutsos, Koutoulakos & Arthur, Arlington, on the brief), for plaintiff in error.

M. Harris Parker, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on the brief), for defendant in error.


SNEAD, Justice.

Upon a plea of not guilty, Walter Francis Riggan, defendant was found guilty by a jury and in accordance with the verdict was sentenced by the court to a term of one year in the penitentiary and a fine of $500 on an indictment charging that he did "on or about the 22nd day of January, 1963, operate and conduct a lottery, commonly known as the Numbers Game," in violation of Code, § 18.1-340. Defendant...

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