Territory v. Sur

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

TOWSE, C. J.

The defendant was convicted of assisting in maintaining and conducting a lottery in violation of section 11341 of Revised Laws of Hawaii 1945: “Every person who contrives, prepares, sets up, draws, maintains or conducts, or assists in maintaining or conducting any lottery is guilty of a misdemeanor.” A lottery is defined as “* * * any scheme for the disposal or distribution of property by chance among persons who have paid or promised to pay any valuable consideration for the chance of obtaining the property, or a portion of it, or for any share or any…