State v. Pinardville Athletic Club

The defendant, Pinardville Athletic Club (PAC), was convicted after a jury trial in Superior Court {Murphy, J.) on two counts of permitting gambling on its premises, RSA 647:2. Challenging its conviction, PAC raises four issues on appeal. First, it maintains that its requested jury instruction, that the State had to prove that PAC’s board of directors authorized the alleged activity, was improperly denied. Second, PAC asserts that the trial court erred in denying its motions to dismiss based on the State’s failure to introduce sufficient evidence to establish the offense. Third, it argues…