STATE v. DOMINGO

No. 11162.

733 P.2d 690 (1987)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Orlino C. DOMINGO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

March 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ashford Thompson, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Candace Kay Andersen, Office of the Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LUM, C.J., and NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI and WAKATSUKI, JJ.


PADGETT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder (HRS § 707-701). Because of errors in the admission of evidence, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant raises a number of claims of error with respect to the admission of evidence. We find it necessary to deal with only two.

It is undisputed that appellant shot and killed his stepfather. His attorney gave timely notice of an intent to rely on the defense of mental irresponsibility...

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