Legal Opinion
People v. Ambrose
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California
Decided December 31, 1953No. Crim. A. No. 16PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtConley, J.
The defendants appeal from a judgment convicting them of the violation of an ordinance of the city of Fresno, which forbids the conducting of gambling games. Two points were raised on the appeal; first, it is contended that the evidence does not justfy the verdict of guilty; and, secondly, it is urged that one of the instructions was erroneus.
The first point is not well taken, for the evidence amply supports the verdict. The record shows that the defendants operated premises at 1021 Broadway in the city of Fresno; that on June 24, 1953, at one of the card tables in their establishment,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re PortnoyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- People v. CarrollCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
- Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1893
- Ex parte WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906
- In Re LowrieCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Walter Odel Graham and Patricia Ann Taylor, United States of America v. Lonnie PatrickCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976