Dear presiding judge, judge,
According to the relevant provisions of China's Criminal Procedure Law and Lawyers Law, Zhejiang Xingjia Law Firm accepted the entrustment of the close relatives of the defendant Gu Moumou in this case, and with the consent of the defendant Gu Moumou himself, appointed lawyer Wang Shuqi as the defender of the defendant Gu Moumou.
After the defender took over the case, he went to the public prosecution agency to consult the relevant materials of the case, met with the defendant Gu Moumou in the detention center many times, participated in the trial of the case, and had a further understanding of the facts of the whole case. The following defense opinions are hereby issued:
First of all, the defender has no objection to the fact that the indictment accused the defendant Gu Moumou of opening a casino, but the defender believes that the defendant Gu Moumou has a lighter and mitigated punishment.
Legal basis: Article 303 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that anyone who gathers people to gamble or gamble for profit shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined. Whoever opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.