People v. Erickson

Cooper, C. M.

The defendant comes before the court on an information charging him (Code Crim. Proc. § 899, subd. 5) with being a disorderly person in that he falls within that class of “ Persons who have no visible profession or calling, by which to maintain themselves, but who do so, for the most part, by gaming.” This statute was enacted more than one hundred and ten yéars ago and, while invoked on occasion, its application in written opinion, diligent search discloses, has never been treated by the courts of this State.

In the course of an investigation conducted by the commissioner of…