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STATE v. AHUNA

No. 4887.

474 P.2d 704 (1970)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kalani Hiapo AHUNA, also known as Emanuel Kalani Ahuna, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

September 30, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kazuo Oyama, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Steven E. Kroll and Richard P. Schulze, Jr., Honolulu, for American Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.

Michael A. Weight, Deputy Pros. Atty., City and County of Honolulu (Barry Chung, Pros. Atty., with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and MARUMOTO, ABE and LEVINSON, JJ., and MENOR, Circuit Judge, in place of KOBAYASHI, J., disqualified.

MARUMOTO, Justice.

On February 11, 1969, defendant was found by a police officer in possession of a Browning automatic pistol, which was not registered with the chief of police. On the same day, a police detective filed a complaint in the district court of Honolulu charging defendant with violation of HRS § 134-7(b).

HRS § 134-7(b) proscribes the possession of any firearm by a person convicted of a crime of violence. Defendant had previously been...

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