STATE v. MALUIA

No. 5608.

539 P.2d 1200 (1975)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sapatumoeese MALUIA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

September 11, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Hobler, Sp. Deputy, Public Defender, Donald K. Tsukiyama, Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

George K.K. Kaeo, Jr., Deputy Pros. Atty., Barry Chung, Pros. Atty., City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., KOBAYASHI and MENOR, JJ., and CHANG, Circuit Judge in place of OGATA, J., disqualified and LEWIS, J., retired, assigned by reason of vacancy.


LEWIS, Justice.

On March 15, 1973, at approximately 6 p.m., defendant-appellant appeared at the receiving desk of the police station, and asked to see the captain. Declining at first to give a reason, he finally said he wanted to be arrested, that he had just shot his girl friend and her mother. After it was confirmed that a double homicide had occurred at the address given by defendant, he was placed under arrest.

Detective Mateo Chang, assigned to the case...

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