STATE v. SOTO

No. 6201.

591 P.2d 119 (1979)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jo Ann SOTO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

February 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Gurczynski, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Lydia Garcia, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

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


PER CURIAM.

The defendant was convicted of prostitution by the district court. She appeals from the judgment and sentence, asserting (1) that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a continuance, and (2) that the trial court erred in refusing to require the prosecutor to disclose the name of the informer whose statements to the police led to the discovery of the defendant's involvement in prostitution on the Finlandia Health Spa premises. We reverse on the...

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