People v. Joffe

Defendants were accused by information of the violation of section 337a, subdivision 2, of the Penal Code, in that they kept and occupied a “flat building” with paraphernalia for the purpose of recording wagers on horse races. They were convicted by the court sitting without a jury and have appealed from the judgment of conviction.

The main contention of defendants is that the evidence is insufficient to justify the conviction. Two police officers went on January 4, 1941, to the upper apartment of a four-family flat building at 2721% Van Burén Place, in the city of Los Angeles. One of the…