Legal Opinion
In Re Benson
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 24, 1985No. G001738PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SONENSHINE, J.
The City of Fullerton challenges a judgment of the superior court granting a writ of habeas corpus declaring two municipal antigaming ordinances unconstitutional and enjoining further prosecutions under the ordinances. Neither ordinance is constitutionally infirm and we reverse the judgment finding them void.
A complaint was filed in the municipal court charging Sharon Elizabeth Benson with violating sections 7.130.010 (gambling for commercial purposes) and 7.125.010 (playing the game of panguingue for money) of the Fullerton Municipal Code.
Benson demurred to the complaint…
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