TERRITORY v. SANTIAGO & MANZANO

No. 4036.

42 Haw. 318 (1958)

TERRITORY OF HAWAII v. BENJAMIN SANTIAGO, BENIDO B. MANZANO AND LARRY B. MANZANO.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Decided February 20, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver P. Soares (also on the briefs) for plaintiff in error.

Ton Seek Pai, Assistant Public Prosecutor (also on the brief) for defendant in error.

RICE, C.J., STAINBACK AND MARUMOTO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT BY STAINBACK, J.

Upon information by the public prosecutor, appellants were charged with violation of section 11343, Revised Laws of Hawaii 1945 (R.L.H. 1955, § 288-4), in that they played a certain game of dice wherein money of the United States was won and lost. They entered a plea of not guilty and demanded a jury trial. After trial before a jury, there was a verdict of guilty as to all three appellants. The appeal to this court followed...

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