STATE v. FAAFITI

No. 5365.

513 P.2d 697 (1973)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sui FAAFITI, also known as Fesuiaigamalifou Faafiti and Fasuiaigamalifou Faafiti, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

August 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Leavitt, Jr., Honolulu (Hart, Sherwood, Leavitt, Blanchfield, & Hall, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Douglas H. Ige, Deputy Pros. Atty., City & County of Honolulu, Honolulu (Barry Chung, Pros. Atty., Honolulu, with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

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


ABE, Justice.

In the early morning hours of November 3, 1971, a fight broke out in the parking lot of the Dunes night club on Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, involving the defendant, Sui Faafiti, his friends and several servicemen.

The defendant was charged with and tried for having committed the offense of aggravated battery upon Terrence Grady and Ira Haskins, two of the servicemen. The jury convicted him of aggravated battery against Terrence Grady and acquitted...

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