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Matter of Brown

Supreme Court of California,In Bank
Dec 2, 1909
156 Cal. 632 (Cal. 1909)

Opinion

Crim. No. 1574.

December 2, 1909.

APPLICATION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus directed to the Sheriff of Alameda County.

The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

Carroll Cook, Henry Ach, and M.C. Chapman, for Petitioner.


There was evidence sufficiently shown, for the purpose of commitment for trial, that petitioner received money from another person to hold the same as a bet or wager on a proposed horse race. This was substantially the charge made by the complaint.

Section 337a of the Penal Code in terms makes it a crime for one to receive any money, bet or wagered, or offered for the purpose of being bet or wagered by or for any other person, upon the result of any trial or contest of speed between men or beasts.

We do not see why this case does not fall within this inhibition, nor do we see any reason to doubt the validity of the law.

The application for a writ is denied.


Summaries of

Matter of Brown

Supreme Court of California,In Bank
Dec 2, 1909
156 Cal. 632 (Cal. 1909)
Case details for

Matter of Brown

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Application of CHARLES BROWN on Habeas Corpus

Court:Supreme Court of California,In Bank

Date published: Dec 2, 1909

Citations

156 Cal. 632 (Cal. 1909)
105 P. 739

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