STATE v. REESE

No. 6732.

605 P.2d 935 (1980)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Smith REESE III, also known as Joseph Smith Reese and Joey, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

January 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth T. Okamoto, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Lee T. Nakamura, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., OGATA and MENOR, JJ., and MARUMOTO, Retired Justice, in place of KIDWELL, J., absent.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by the defendant who was convicted of attempted robbery in the first degree under HRS §§ 705-500 and 708-840. At issue is whether an inculpatory statement made to the police by the defendant before he was given the Miranda1 warnings was properly admitted into evidence.

Responding to a report of a possible robbery in progress at approximately...

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