Commonwealth v. Gurreri

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

The defendant, Russell Frank Gurreri, appeals from the sentence which was imposed upon him by the court below after his conviction by a jury on the charge of bookmaking and after the court below refused his motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment.

On September 20, 1960 the Pennsylvania State Police raided a house in York County, Pennsylvania, and found therein Roger Maride and Russell Frank Gurreri. Maride was seated at a card table with a telephone, surrounded by bookmaking paraphernalia. Gurreri was nearby on a sofa. Shortly after the arrival of the police phone…