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ARTIS v. COMMONWEALTH

191 S.E.2d 190 (1972)

213 Va. 220

Garfield ARTIS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 1, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Page Garrett, Portsmouth (Garrett, Garrett & Garrett, Portsmouth, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Gilbert W. Haith, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.

HARRISON, Justice.

A jury returned its verdict in the court below finding defendant, Garfield Artis, "guilty of a felony of operation of a numbers racket or game" and fixed his punishment at 5 years in the penitentiary. Sentence was imposed on the verdict and defendant noted an appeal, assigning numerous errors.

Defendant was arrested and indicted for unlawfully and feloniously violating Code § 18.1-340 in the operation or conduct of a lottery commonly...

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