STATE v. CARABALLO

No. 6583.

615 P.2d 91 (1980)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rocky Ronald CARABALLO, also known as Rocky Ronald Caravalho, Ronald Valentine Caravalho, Carlos R. Caraballo, Defendant-Appellant, and Daniel Wayne Figueroa and Valentino Buchan, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

July 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Tateishi, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Albert H. Esposito, 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.


RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Rocky Ronald Caraballo was convicted of first degree robbery and rape following a two-day jury trial and was sentenced to a twenty-year prison term. We affirm.

Defendant raises two main issues on appeal involving alleged violations of his constitutional rights during the trial. Before proceeding to the merits of his claims, however, this court must address the basis for its jurisdiction over the case. Tracing...

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