People v. Smith

Defendant was convicted by the court sitting without a jury of a violation of section 337a, subdivision 2, of the Penal Code (keeping and occupying a place with papers and paraphernalia for the purpose of recording and registering a bet). He appeals from the ensuing judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

Defendant was arrested on the morning of November 28, 1951, after he had been under the observation of a police officer for half an hour. During most of this period de fendant was behind the counter in what purported to be a storage establishment. An unknown man…