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U.S. v. Liu, No. 02-CR-1003 (JBW) (E.D.N.Y.) (267 F.Supp.2d 371) (June 6, 2003) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2003 published in Punch and Jurists September 01, 2003
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This decision is certain to start a stampede of motions for downward departures based on claims of the defendant’s “pathological gambling addiction.” In his own inimitable style, Judge Weinstein started this noteworthy opinion with these words:

“The State encourages people to gamble, using Madison Avenue advertising techniques to induce them ...

 

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