Legal Opinion · Dissent
Town of Mount Pleasant v. Chimento
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 21, 2012No. 27197Published
1DissentJustice Hearn
“Poker, n. A game said to be played with cards for some purpose to this lexicographer unknown.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary. In pursuit of this unknown purpose, Nathan Stallings organized regular semi-weekly poker games at his home in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Robert Chimento, Scott Richards, Michael Williamson, Jeremy Brestel, and John Willis (collectively, Respondents) participated in these games and were subsequently arrested during a raid on Stallings’ home. Respondents were then convicted of violating Section 16-19-40(a) of the South Carolina Code (2003), which makes it…
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