(DOWNLOAD) "Territory of Hawaii v. Marteles" by Hawaii Supreme Court No. 2704 " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Territory of Hawaii v. Marteles
- Author : Hawaii Supreme Court No. 2704
- Release Date : January 05, 1949
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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From the record in the above case it appears that on December 18, 1946, the defendant, on her plea of guilty to a charge of prostitution, was sentenced to serve thirty days in jail by a district magistrate of Honolulu. The defendant appealed to the circuit court for mitigation of sentence. On April 14, 1947, the circuit court, after a hearing, sentenced the defendant to serve one year in jail and to pay a fine of $100, costs remitted; execution of the jail sentence was suspended and the defendant placed on probation for a period of five years on condition, among other things, that she pay the fine of $100 and not engage in prostitution during the period of her probation. She paid the fine and thereafter on November 17, 1947, the probation supervisor filed a motion for revocation of probation on the ground that she had violated the terms and conditions of her probation by engaging in prostitution. The motion was heard on December 2, 1947. At the conclusion of the hearing the court rendered the following oral decision and order: