STATE v. SUGIMOTO

No. 7187.

614 P.2d 386 (1980)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jules Yoshimitsu SUGIMOTO, Defendant-Appellant, and Ashley Alexander Ancheta and Rodney Kawehikulani Kahao, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

July 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Turbin, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Wesley T. Kan, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

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


OGATA, Justice.

Jules Sugimoto, hereinafter defendant-appellant, has appealed from convictions of robbery, burglary, and rape. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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