262 A.D. 911 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1941
Defendant was charged with knowingly having in his possession certain ships of paper known as policy slips representing shares of what is commonly called “ Treasury Balance Lottery ” in violation of sections 974 and 975 of the Penal Law. He was convicted in the Court of Special Sessions, Borough of Queens [County of Queens], and sentenced to pay a fine of $250 or be imprisoned in the City Prison for sixty days. Defendant paid the fine and appeals. Judgment reversed on the law, information dismissed and fine remitted. While the record does not clearly describe the ships, it appears that each slip is folded and the edges