STATE v. LAURIE

No. 5782.

548 P.2d 271 (1976)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Don LAURIE, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

April 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Paul M. De Silva, Pros. Atty., County of Hawaii, Hilo (Christopher J. Roehrig, Deputy Pros. Atty., Hilo, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and KOBAYASHI, OGATA, MENOR and KIDWELL, JJ.


KOBAYASHI, Justice.

Don Laurie (appellant) was found guilty by a third circuit jury of attempted rape in the first degree, a class A felony, and of attempted assault in the first degree, a class B felony. He appeals these convictions contending (1) that the trial judge improperly denied his motion for judgment of acquittal on the attempted rape in the first degree charge; (2) that the trial judge failed to respond adequately to a question submitted by the jury during...

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