Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Max Bloom, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1928-05-29
Citations: 248 N.Y. 582
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Max Bloom, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 248
Pages: 582–582

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Max Bloom, Appellant.
(Submitted May 7, 1928;
decided May 29, 1928.)
Hyman Bushel and Samuel Gottlieb for appellant.
Joab H. Banton, District Attorney (Archibald Firestone of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
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.