Territory of Hawaii v. Apoliona

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

PERRY, J.

The defendants were found guilty by.a jury of tbe offense of “being present” on a day named “at a certain place” in Honolulu “where a certain gambling game was being carried on, to wit, seven-eleven, at which certain things of value, to wit, money, were lost and won.” They except to tbe verdict on tbe ground that it was contrary to tbe law and tbe evidence and tbe weight of tbe evidence and also to tbe overruling of their motion for a new trial. Tbe only question presented is whether or not there was evidence sufficient to support tbe verdict. Taylor, a witness…