United states supra 432 us at 30 n 8 97 sct at 2146 quoting united states v martin linen supply co supra 430 us at 571 97 sct at 1355 petitioner was found not guilty for a failure of proof on a key factual element of the offense charged that he was connected with the illegal gambling business. Us supreme court sanabria v united states 437 us 54 1978 sanabria v united states no 76 1040 argued november 8 1977 decided june 14 1978 437 us 54 syllabus title 18 usc 1955 1976 ed makes it a federal offense for five or more persons to conduct an illegal gambling business in violation of the law of the place where the business is located petitioner along with . Thomas sanabria petitioner v united states us supreme court transcript of record with supporting pleadings amazonde fine professor david j additional . Thomas sanabria v united states court case no 76 1040 in the supreme court of the united states thomas sanabria v united states administrative proceeding supreme court of the united states case no 76 1040 no tags have been applied so far sign in to add some request update get e mail alerts text citations 327 cited by 182 437 us 54 98 sct 2170 57 led2d 43 thomas . Opinion for sanabria v united states 437 us 54 98 s ct 2170 57 l ed 2d 43 1978 us lexis 108 brought to you by free law project a non profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information