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Law Practice

Sep. 8, 1999

Horse Sense

Horse Sense When the bookie lawyer jumps out of the starting gate, he plays to win By Mark B. Vezzani My first assignment as a deputy district attorney was in the Los Angeles Municipal Court's preliminary hearing unit housed in the old courthouse annex at what used to be Sunset Boulevard and Broadway. At that time, bookmaking cases were usually filed as felonies and subject to preliminary hearings in Municipal Court.

        By Mark B. Vezzani
        
        My first assignment as a deputy district attorney was in the Los Angeles Municipal Court's preliminary hearing unit housed in the old courthouse annex at what used to be Sunset Boulevard and Broadway. At that time, bookmaking cases were usually filed as felonies and subject to preliminary hearings in Mu...

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