Territory of Hawaii v. Sing Kee

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

PERRY, J.

Tli© defendant was tried and convicted in tbe District Court of Holoa, Kauai, of tbe offense of selling spirituous liquor without a license. After trial, on appeal, in tbe Circuit Court of tbe Fifth Circuit, tbe jury rendered a verdict of guilty. The case comes to this Court on- a number of exceptions.

1. Before the drawing of the jury, tbe defendant presented a motion to dismiss the proceedings and for a discharge, upon tbe grounds, (a) that tbe District Magistrate of Koloa had no *587jurisdiction of the person of the defendant, (b) “that the complaint upon which…