People v. Schirtzer

The motion of the defendant to set aside the judgment of conviction for the crime of book-making upon the ground that the evidence presented at the trial was insufficient in law and fact to warrant said judgment, is denied. I know of no authority that permits a Trial Judge of this court to set aside a conviction on the grounds urged; were such authority conferred upon me, as the Trial Judge, I would hold, after reading the minutes of the trial, that the conviction should stand. The remedy of the defendant, if he feels aggrieved and wishes to urge such grounds, is by appeal. “ There was no…