Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kratsas
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 8, 2001No. 70, 71 and 72 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1999PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAYLOR, Justice.
The trial court barred the Commonwealth from prosecuting Appellees for dealing in gambling devices and related offenses, although they are alleged to have distributed video poker machines and other devices modified to permit gambling in violation of an express statutory prohibition. Finding, inter alia, that local governmental officials in Western Pennsylvania tolerated gambling activities, the court concluded that the prosecution would be fundamentally unfair and would violate principles of due process under the United States and Pennsylvania constitutions, and the…
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