People v. Hart

Appellants were charged in an information containing three counts with violations of subdivisions 3, 4 and 6 of section 337a of the Penal Code, in that they received, recorded and accepted bets on horseraces outside the enclosure of a racetrack. Trial was had without a jury and upon stipulation the transcript of the testimony taken at the preliminary hearing was considered by the trial judge, who found appellants guilty as charged. Motion for new trial having been denied, appellants were sentenced to the county jail for a term of six months on each count, such sentences to run concurrently.…