Legal Opinion
In re Pong
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 1906PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal prom Circuit Judge, Eirst Circuit.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT BY
PREAR, C.J.
The petitioner was tried, convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and costs by the district magistrate tof Honolulu on a complaint for violating section 1399 of the Revised Laws relating to the sale of opium, and on failing to pay the fine was committed to jail, but was discharged on habeas corpus by a circuit judge on the ground, as we understand, although there was no written opinion, that the offense was infamous and *567therefore required an indictment by a grand jury. This appeal is taken from the order of discharge.
Since the offense is not infamous…
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