Legal Opinion

Toku Sakai v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 5, 1917No. 2794PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Territory of Hawaii; Charles L. Clemons, Judge. Deportation proceedings by the United States of America against Toku Sakai. 'Defendant applied for writ of habeas corpus, and from decree discharging the writ, she appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

HUNT, Circuit Judge.

Appeal from decree discharging the writ of habeas corpus of appellant, Toku Sakai. Deportation proceedings were prosecuted under that portion of section 3 of the Immigration Law, which reads as follows:

“Any alien who shall be found * * * practicing prostitution after such alien shall have entered the United States * * " shall be deemed to be unlawfully within the United States and shall be deported in the manner provided by sections 20 and 21 of this' act.”

The District Court ordered appellant to be deported.

Appellant makes two points: First, that she had no hearing- before…

2Cases cited5 opinions

Low Wah Suey v. BackusSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
Healy v. BackusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
Ex parte Wong Yee ToonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1915
Wong Back Sue v. ConnellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
Peterson v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878

3Cited by2 opinions

Schenck ex rel. Capodilupo v. WardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1935
In re Toku SakaiDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1916