Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard L. Cappetto, Individually and Doing Business as Western Avenuebilliards
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 1, 1974No. 74-1350PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
The constitutionality of the civil remedies provision of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (18 U.S.C. § 1964) is challenged in this appeal from an order granting a preliminary injunction against further gambling activities, a related default order, and a contempt order.
The provisions of the Act pertinent here provide as follows: Section 1955 of Title 18 makes it an offense to participate in an illegal gambling business, which is defined as a gambling business violative of state law involving five or more participants that remains in substantially continuous operation…
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