People v. Baranko

Defendants Baranko and Fisher were jointly charged with violations of the bookmaking statute. The cause was submitted to the trial court on the transcript of the preliminary hearing; Baranko was found guilty of bookmaking in violation of section 337a, subdivision 1, Penal Code. He appeals from the judgment of conviction. Appellant contends that the arrest of codefendant Fisher was not valid thus the subsequent search and seizure were unlawful; that his arrest was not based on probable cause, search of the premises was not incident to a lawful arrest and betting markers and bookmaking…