Legal Opinion
People v. Fischer
California Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 1957No. Crim. 6144PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShbnk, J.
By information the defendant was charged with one count of bookmaking, one count of unlawfully keeping and occupying an apartment for the purpose of recording and registering bets on horse races, and one count of having recorded and registered a bet or bets on horse races. His motion to set the information aside (Pen. Code, § 995) was granted on the ground that the evidence against him was obtained by illegal search and seizure in violation of his constitutional rights. The People appeal.
On July 21, 1956, Deputy Sheriff Frank W. Bridges was informed by his captain that bookmaking was being…
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