People v. "Laude"
New York County Courts
Proceeding to determine whether there is reasonable ground to believe defendants have been guilty of the crime of bookmaking within the meaning of section 986 of the Penal Law.
1Opinion of the CourtNiemann, J.
The sole question in this proceeding is, whether from the facts stated by the prosecutor and his witnesses there is reasonable ground to believe that the defendants named in the information have been guilty of the crime of bookmaking within the meaning of that term as used in section 986 of the Penal Law.
What is bookmaking? Judge Haight, in People ex rel. Lichtenstein v. Langan, 196 N. Y. 260, 264, defined bookmaking as follows: “ The term ‘ bookmaking ’ originally indicated a collection of sheets of paper or other substances upon which entries could be made, either written or printed.” Prior…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Sturgis v. . FallonNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- People Ex Rel. Lichtenstein v. . LanganNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Lyman v. Shenandoah Social ClubAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- People v. . LambrixNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
3Cited by7 opinions
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
- Board of Commissioners v. GrodeckiPennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · 1943
- People v. BurchCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- State v. TateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
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