Legal Opinion
United States v. Farris
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1980No. Nos. 78-3517, 78-3567, 79-1013, 79-1015, 79-1313, 79-1337 and 79-1338PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants attack their convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 1955 on the ground that their large-scale gambling businesses on Indian trust land did not violate state law, and on other grounds. We affirm.
I. Background: The Law
Enacted as part of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 1955 reads in pertinent part:(a) Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an illegal gambling business shall be fined not more than $20,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.(b) As used in this section—(1) “illegal gambling business”…
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