People v. Hames

Appellant Wallace Hames was accused of three violations of section 337a of the Penal Code, namely, Count I, violation of subdivision 1 (bookmaking), Count II, violation of subdivision 2 (occupying a room with betting paraphernalia), and Count III of subdivision 6 (accepting bets on horse races). In a court trial, under stipulation, the *674cause was submitted on the transcript of evidence received in the preliminary examination and the testimony of one of the officers who testified at the preliminary and was called by the People at the trial. Defendant was convicted under Count II and Counts I…