Territory of Hawaii v. Rogers

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

PETERS, J.

This is a prosecution under the provisions of Revised Laws of Hawaii 1945, sections 11210 and 11212, for keeping a “disorderly house,” to wit: “a house kept for the purpose of public prostitution.” The time laid in the complaint is October 21, 1946, and the house allegedly kept for the purpose prohibited by the statute is described therein as located in a residential district in the city of Honolulu known as Woodlawn, about five miles from the center of town.

From the incidents and events involved, four criminal complaints emerged; one charging one Legassey…