TERRITORY v. UYEHARA

Nos. 4005 and 4016.

42 Haw. 184 (1957)

TERRITORY OF HAWAII v. RICHARD S. UYEHARA.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Decided October 31, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Peter Howell, Assistant Public Prosecutor, City and County of Honolulu (John H. Peters, Public Prosecutor, City and County of Honolulu, with him on the briefs), for plaintiff in error in Case No. 4005 and appellee in Case No. 4016.

John R. Desha II (also on the briefs) for defendant in error in Case No. 4005 and appellant in Case No. 4016.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT BY MARUMOTO, J.

The case involves the question as to whether the setting up of a pin-ball machine and permitting it to be played for a consideration, with the added inducement of free games upon the attainment of a certain score, constitutes a violation of the gambling statute and the lottery statute, or either of them.

The case began with the filing of an information by the Territory against the defendant. The information consists of...

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