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WONG v. AMONG

No. 4938.

477 P.2d 630 (1970)

James K. WONG, Petitioner, v. William G. AMONG, Director, Department of Social Services, State of Hawaii, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

December 8, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brook Hart, Jack H. Mizuha, Honolulu, for petitioner.

William H. Yim, Honolulu (Bertram T. Kanbara, Honolulu, with him on the briefs), for appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and MARUMOTO, ABE, LEVINSON and KOBAYASHI, JJ.

KOBAYASHI, Justice.

James K. Wong, while incarcerated in San Quentin Prison, Marin County, California, in accordance with the provisions of HRS c. 355, Western Interstate Compact on Corrections, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus in this court1 on November 14, 1969.

The petitioner's chief complaint is that he was denied his constitutional right to assistance of counsel and consequently, the convictions and judgment in...

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