Blanck

By information Richard Gach and Charles Blanck were accused in Count I of conspiring with Kenneth Godkins and others to violate Penal Code, sections 337a and 337b; in Count II Gach was charged with offering a bribe to Mooneyhan, a jockey, and in Count III with offering a bribe to Topham, a jockey, the offenses allegedly occurring on September 23, 1958 (Pen. Code, § 337b); in Counts IV and V Gach and Blanck were jointly accused of two offenses of receiving money to be bet on a horse race on or about October 17, 1958, and February 6, 1959. (Pen. Code, § 337a, subd. 3.) Upon motion under Penal Code, section 995, Counts IV and V were dismissed as to Blanck; upon the People’s motion Count V was dismissed as to Gach. In a jury trial both defendants were found guilty of conspiracy; Gach was found guilty of Counts II, III and IV; both were sentenced to one year in the county jail and they appeal from the judgment.

The sole contention of appellants is that the only substantial evidence against them was the uncorroborated testimony of witnesses who were accomplices, principally Godkins, a former jockey, who was jointly accused with appellants but turned state’s evidence and obtained…