State v. Kaaheena

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

Appellant, State of Hawaii, appeals from the judgment of the District Court of the First Circuit granting appellees’ pretrial motion to dismiss and to suppress certain evidence.

We affirm.

On May 2, 1975, in the late evening, members of the vice squad of the Honolulu Police Department went to 914-916 Queen Street, Honolulu, to investigate certain violations of the gambling laws. The investigating officer testified that he had received numerous telephone calls alleging that gambling activity was taking place at that location. At approximately 8:30 p.m., he…