STATE v. OLIVERA

No. 5203.

497 P.2d 1360 (1972)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth Joseph OLIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 8, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Jinks, Carlsmith, Carlsmith, Wichman & Case, Hilo, for defendant-appellant.

Jon R. Ono, Deputy Pros. Atty., Yoshito Tanaka, Hilo, Pros. Atty., with him on the brief, for plaintiff-appellee.

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


RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

Kenneth Joseph Olivera was indicted for burglary in the first degree. At the arraignment proceeding held on July 28, 1969, Olivera entered a plea of not guilty. In Olivera's presence, Valta Cook, defense counsel representing Olivera, informed the presiding judge that "we would like a judge to try the case as soon as possible."1 On August 4, 1969, at the proceeding to...

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