STATE v. KUAHUIA

No. 7008.

616 P.2d 1374 (1980)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jack KUAHUIA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

September 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Stanley M. Chow, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., OGATA and MENOR, JJ., KOBAYASHI, Retired Justice, and LUM, Circuit Judge, assigned by reason of vacancies.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by the defendant who was convicted of a firearms violation, under HRS § 134-6. At issue is whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress a rifle seized by the police.

Officers Kornegay and Sensano were on patrol at approximately 8:55 p.m. when they received a call from the police dispatcher. The latter advised them that he had received information from an informant, who refused to identify himself, that...

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