People v. Babdaty

Appellant was found guilty and sentenced on each of four counts, all arising out of the fact that on October '28, 1933', he conducted a tango parlor in the city of Los Angeles. In count I appellant was charged with violating section 320 of the Penal Code, in that he contrived, prepared, set up, proposed and drew a lottery. That tango, as played in appellant’s parlor, was a lottery is too clear to permit of serious argument to the contrary. As pointed out in People v. Hecht, (1931) 119 Cal. *793App. (Supp.) 778, 784 [3 Pac. (2d) 399], and more recently in People v. Cardas, (1933) 137 Cal. App.…