Legal Opinion

The King v. Robertson

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided July 11, 1889PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Decision of

McCully, J.

When this case was reached on the calling of the calendar the first day of the term, His Excellency Attorney-General Ashford said that he asked leave to enter a nolle prosequi, or that he desired to or moved to enter a nolle prosequi, or to that effect, the precise words used not being then noted, giving as a reason therefor the absence from the Kingdom of one Louis Magoney, whom he styled the prosecuting witness.

The Court responded that it would take the matter of granting leave to enter the nolle prosequi under advisement, and upon the following day announced that it…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  2. Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
  3. Wood v. PrescotiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1806

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. QuitogHawaii Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Robinson v. AriyoshiHawaii Supreme Court · 1982
  3. In Re the Estate of AllenHawaii Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Iaea v. HeelyHawaii Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Territory of Hawaii v. FullertonHawaii Supreme Court · 1905

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