Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tony Lisanti, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1942-05-18
Citations: 264 A.D. 789
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tony Lisanti, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 264
Pages: 789–789

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tony Lisanti, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of a city magistrate, holding a Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Borough of Queens, convicting the defendant of a violation of section 986 of the Penal Law (bookmaking), unanimously affirmed. The evidence and circumstances of the activities of the defendant in connection with those of the codefendant Andriani (People v. Andriani, ante, p. 788, decided herewith) clearly establish his guilt as a violator of section 986 of the Penal Law in so far as it relates to occupying a room with papers and paraphernalia for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers on horse races, and in so far as it concerns a person " who aids, assists or abets in any manner in any of the said acts," which are forbidden in that section. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Carswell, Adel and Taylor, JJ.