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STATE v. POKINI

No. 5673.

548 P.2d 1397 (1976)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James POKINI, also known as James K. Pokini, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

April 7, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. Tsukiyama, Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Maurice Sapienza, Pros. Atty., Honolulu (Herbert T. Woolley, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and KOBAYASHI, OGATA and MENOR, JJ., and SHINTAKU, Circuit Judge, assigned by reason of vacancy.

MENOR, Justice.

The defendant, James Pokini, was indicted jointly with Franklin Melandre and Jonah Iaea on two counts, one for conspiracy to murder Harold "Biggie" Chan and the other for his murder in the first degree. Franklin Melandre was tried separately in August, 1973. The defendant and Jonah Iaea were tried together in April, 1974, after their motions for severance were denied. The defendant was acquitted of murder in the first degree but was found guilty by...

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