STATE v. UNEA

No. 6579.

591 P.2d 615 (1979)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sterling K. UNEA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

March 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven K. Miyasaka, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Jon R. Ono, Pros. Atty., County of Hawaii, Hilo, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., OGATA and MENOR, JJ., and Retired Justice KOBAYASHI, assigned by reason of vacancy.


OGATA, Justice.

On May 6, 1977, defendant-appellant, Sterling K. Unea (hereinafter appellant), was sentenced by the circuit court of the third circuit to serve a prison term of ten years, having been previously found guilty by a jury of the offense of assault in the first degree in violation of HRS § 707-710 (1976).1 He has appealed to us from this judgment and sentence. We affirm.

On the morning of December 4, 1976, at or...

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