STATE v. MAYO

No. 7447.

612 P.2d 107 (1980)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rory MAYO, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Tam, Deputy Pros. Atty., County of Maui (Ralph R. LaFountaine, Deputy Pros. Atty., County of Maui, Wailuku, on the Opening Brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Philip H. Lowenthal, Haiku, Maui, for defendant-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and OGATA, MENOR, LUM and NAKAMURA, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The question to be determined by this court is whether defendant may be retried for rape in the first degree, § 707-730(1)(a), HRS, and kidnapping, § 707-720(1)(d), HRS, in the face of defendant's allegations that a retrial would subject him to double jeopardy1 because his first trial was "improperly terminated"2 by the trial judge who sua sponte declared a mistrial upon the following...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases