STATE v. KAHALEWAI

No. 5323.

516 P.2d 336 (1973)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard KAHALEWAI, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen B. Ryan, Ryan & Ryan, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Milton B. Crotts, Deputy Pros. Atty., City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu (Barry Chung, Pros. Atty., with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

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


RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Richard Kahalewai was indicted for murder in the first degree under HRS §§ 702-1 and 748-1. The jury found him guilty of murder in the second degree. From a denial of his motions for judgment of acquittal, judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial, this appeal was taken.

We affirm.

Defendant appealed, specifying three citations of error. He first argues that the trial court erred...

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