People v. Roseberry

The defendant was charged with the offense denounced by section 337a, subdivision 2,.of the Penal Code. From a judgment of conviction of such offense, this appeal is taken. The case was tried by the court, without a jury, upon the evidence taken at the preliminary examination.

The sole question presented for decision is this: Was there any substantial evidence to sustain the judgment of conviction ?

Section 337a, subdivision 2, of the Penal Code prohibits any person from keeping or occupying any room, etc., “with a book or books, paper or papers, apparatus, device or paraphernalia, for the…