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Commonwealth v. Sullivan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
15 N.E. 491 (1888)
- Written by Alex Hall, JD
Facts
John Sullivan (defendant) was indicted for setting up and promoting a lottery in violation of state law. At trial, the government presented testimony from a witness who described seeing Sullivan in a small room writing numbers as they were called out and exchanging money with the persons who were selecting the numbers. The testimony was fragmented, but it included Sullivan explaining the rules of the game and how the witness would get paid if he won. The jury convicted Sullivan, and Sullivan filed exceptions, requesting a determination that the testimony was insufficient evidence to warrant a conviction.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Holmes, J.)
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