Suspended Sentence Defense Against Charges Including Opening a Gambling Place | With Specialized Attorney Assistance, the Client Avoided Detention in Court on a Charge of Opening a Gambling Place

The client, who faced multiple charges including opening a gambling place and violation of the National Sports Promotion Act, ended up assisting a criminal organization that operated an illegal gambling site and was brought to trial, so a defense against the charges, including opening a gambling place, was necessary.

Because opening a gambling place is a serious crime that can carry a sentence of up to 5 years of imprisonment, specialized assistance was needed.

The client had become involved in the crime due to financial difficulty. Wanting above all to avoid an actual custodial sentence, the client came to Daeryun for a consultation.

We will review the sentence that the client in this case, involving charges such as opening a gambling place, could face.

Level of Punishment for Opening a Gambling Place, etc.

Criminal Act Article 247 (Opening a Gambling Place, etc.) A person who, for the purpose of profit, opens a place or space for gambling shall be punished by imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine of up to 30 million won.

Under the National Sports Promotion Act, it is provided that no person other than the Seoul Olympic Sports Promotion Foundation and its entrusted operators shall issue sports promotion betting tickets or anything similar thereto and provide property or property benefits to a person who correctly predicts the outcome, and that no person shall, for the purpose of profit, open a place or space for gambling. A violation of this is subject to the punishment set out below.

National Sports Promotion Act Article 49-2 (Penalty Provisions) A person who, in violation of Article 18-10 (3), discloses to another person a secret learned in the course of duty or provides such material shall be punished by imprisonment for up to 1 year or a fine of up to 10 million won.

Under the Criminal Act, where a single act constitutes several crimes, punishment is imposed according to the penalty prescribed for the most serious crime.

Accordingly, the client could be subject to imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine of up to 30 million won under the statute on opening a gambling place, etc.

Through detailed consultation with the client, Daeryun Law Firm formed a specialized defense team made up of several experts with extensive experience in cases involving the opening of a gambling place.

The Daeryun specialized defense team strongly argued that the defendant admitted all of the facts charged and was remorseful.

It further emphasized that the defendant was a first-time offender who had never received any criminal punishment apart from this case, and that the risk of reoffending was low.

■ The defendant admitted all of the facts charged in this case and was remorseful

■ The defendant was a first-time offender with no prior criminal record

■ The defendant's participation in the offense in this case lasted only about one month, and it was confirmed that he recognized the act was illegal and quit immediately

■ The defendant was in such poor financial circumstances that he was undergoing individual rehabilitation, and it was confirmed that he took part in the offense in this case for that reason

■ The defendant's family and acquaintances submitted petitions requesting leniency for the defendant

Accepting the arguments of the Daeryun Law Firm specialized attorney, the court rendered the following judgment: “The defendant is sentenced to 6 months of imprisonment. However, the execution of the above sentence is suspended for 1 year from the date this judgment becomes final.”

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