People v. Oreck

The proceeding herein is designated as an “Application for Order Fixing Bail on Appeal, etc.” The defendant was convicted of violating Penal Code section 337a relative to bookmaking. That section applies to registering bets, holding stakes, etc., on purported contests of skill, speed, etc., of man or beast or in the use of mechanical apparatus upon the result of a contingent event. The penalty attached to a violation of the section is “imprisonment in a county jail or state prison for a period of not less than thirty days and not exceeding one year.”

The application shows that “Judgment and…