Provisional Government v. Ah Un

Opinion of the Court, by

Judd, C.J.

The defendant in this ease was charged in the District Court of Honolulu with the offense of conducting a lottery, which is within the summary jurisdiction of that court. He pleaded not guilty, and then moved to be discharged on the ground that the law under which he was charged was not in force when the act was alleged to have been committed. The magistrate denied the motion, and without further proceedings the defendant appealed, to- this Court, ' The matter was *165submitted to us on briefs. Tbe Attorney-General contends that as no final judgment was rendered…