Territory v. Honda

OPINION OE THE COURT BY

BANKS, J.

The defendant Avas convicted of assault with intent to ravish and was sentenced to imprisonment in Oahu Prison for a term of years. The case is here on a Avrit of error. Most of the assignments of error relate to the refusal of the court beloAV to give certain instructions requested by the defendant and to rulings on evidence.

The alleged assault occurred on June 21, 1930, at a secluded place in the neighborhood of Koko Head. A young Japanese girl, sixteen years old, is alleged to have been the victim. The defendant testified that he intended and attempted to…