据美国媒体报道，近日佐治亚州一彩票盗窃犯梅蒂斯被该州最高法院处以5年有期徒刑。

　　据悉，梅蒂斯于2004年2月在佐治亚州东南部的一家便利店里，利用一无人收银机帮助自己盗窃了价值95美元的彩票。梅蒂斯在视频中被抓到正在刮开他偷来的彩票以确认是否中奖（他没有中）。

　　梅蒂斯被起诉“以非正当手段使用国家彩票”，被判五年监禁。梅蒂斯的律师于2012年2月5日提出上诉。佐治亚州最高法院驳回了其上诉维持原判。

　　亚特兰大宪法报正试图采访达顿和梅蒂斯的律师。

　　该案件的起诉人桑德拉·达顿对富尔顿县的“每日报道”称，该州彩票委员会一直致力于打击彩票欺诈，但是一直局限于缺乏针对这种案件的判例法。

　　译文：

　　According to U.S. media reports, recently, the Georgia lottery thief Métis by the State Supreme Court sentenced to five years in prison.

　　, Metis in southeastern Georgia, a convenience store in February 2004, the use of an unmanned cash register help of stealing $ 95 worth of lottery tickets. Metis are caught in the video are scratch off lottery tickets stolen in order to confirm whether the winning （he did not in）。

　　Metis was to prosecute a non-legitimate means the National Lottery, "was sentenced to five years in prison. Métis lawyers appeal on February 5, 2012. The Georgia Supreme Court rejected his appeal and upheld the conviction.

　　The Atlanta Journal Constitution tried to interview the lawyer of Dayton, and Metis.

　　Sandra Dutton, the prosecution of the case, the Fulton County Daily Report ", the state Lottery Commission has been committed to the fight against lottery fraud, but has been limited to the lack of case law for this case.