Legal Opinion
People v. Corapi
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided January 30, 1964PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge Tilzer, J.
The defendant was convicted of bookmaking in violation of section 986 of the Penal Law. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $100, or, in lieu thereof, to serve five days’ imprisonment, and, in addition, to serve five days in prison. He was tried by one Judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, and sentenced by another Judge.
The defendant was specifically charged with accepting two bets from two unknown people for the total sum of $10". He took the stand in his own behalf and testified that he was 66 years of age, the father of 10 children and had never previously been arrested or…
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