People v. Sutherland

The defendant was convicted of the crime of recording and registering bets as that offense is defined in subdivision 4 of section 337a of the Penal Code. He appeals from the judgment of imprisonment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

As ground upon which to base his claim for a reversal of the judgment and order, appellant insists that the evidence was insufficient to warrant a conviction; that the district attorney was guilty of misconduct in his argument to the jury; and that the court erred in admitting the testimony of two police officers who identified the various…