§804-8 No bail where wounding may terminate in death. Where the offense is the illegal infliction of a wound, or any other injury that may terminate in the death of the person injured, the magistrate or court cannot discharge the prisoner if it appears that there is a probability that death will ensue in consequence of the injury. In that case, the party shall be committed for further examination, until the consequences of the injury can be ascertained. [PC 1869, c 50, §5; RL 1925, §3983; RL 1935, §5437; RL 1945, §10738; RL 1955, §256-8; HRS §709-8; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1]