COMPTON, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from the judgment and sentence of the court levying fines after entry of guilty pleas to the charges of gambling. The sole question is whether the appellants are exempted from punishment for the criminal offenses by reason of their having filed civil suits for recovery of their gambling losses.
The pertinent statutes read:
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