People v. Gibbons

Defendant was charged by information with the crime of violating subdivision 2 of section 337a of the Penal Code in that he kept and occupied a room with paraphernalia for the purpose of recording and registering wagers on horse races. At the trial before the court without a jury he was found guilty and now prosecutes this appeal from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

Defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction. Police Officer Newton testified that he went to the building at 716 West Third Street in Los Angeles in the front part of which was a…