People v. Guido

The above-named defendant was convicted in the Schenectady Police Court before Honorable Louis J. Rinaldi, Police Court Judge, and a jury, on July 24, 1958, of being a common gambler in violation of section 970 of the Penal Law. Thereupon the Justice of the Police Court *798imposed a sentence fining the defendant $500 or 150 days in the Schenectady County Jail, plus six months in the Schenectady County Jail. The defendant was committed upon said conviction to the Schenectady County Jail.

The defendant’s counsel, on July 29, 1958, applied for and was granted a writ of habeas corpus, returnable…