People v. Stanley

Defendant was convicted of violation of subdivision 3, section 337a, Penal Code, bookmaking.1 Motion for new trial was denied, further proceedings suspended and probation granted. Defendant appealed from “the judgment. ’ ’ For purposes of appeal the order granting probation falls within that term. (Pen. Code, § 1237, subd. 1.) Defendant also appealed from the order denying a new trial.

The sole contention made by appellant’s counsel is that the evidence is insufficient to establish a corpus delicti, in that there was no proof that horse races upon which defendant took bets were actually run.…