State v. Kanda

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

OGATA, J.

On September 1, 1977, the herein named seven defendants-appellants, Ruth Kanda, Masato Bentosino, David Waki, David Kim, Yoshio Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Yamanishi and Gordon Nagata (hereinafter appellants), were indicted by the Maui County Grand Jury and each was charged with the offense of possession of gambling records in the first degree in violation of HRS § 712-1224(1). The indictment returned against appellant Kazuyoshi Yamanishi contained an additional count which charged him with the offense of promoting gambling in the first degree in violation of HRS §…