People v. Banks

The defendant and appellant, Norman Banks, was charged in an information filed by the district attorney, in effect, with receiving money to be used as a wager upon the result of a horse race, in violation of subdivision 3, section 337a of the Penal Code.

At the trial in the superior court a jury was duly waived by the defendant and, by stipulation, the cause was submitted upon the transcript of the evidence adduced at the preliminary hearing, supplemented by the testimony of additional witnesses produced on behalf of defendant, and on behalf of the People in rebuttal.

The defendant was adjudged…