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AMEMIYA v. SAPIENZA

No. 6463.

629 P.2d 1126 (1981)

Ronald Y. AMEMIYA, in his capacity as the Attorney General, State of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice SAPIENZA, in his capacity as Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Ross, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Larry L. Zenker, Asst. Atty. Gen. and Charlotte Libman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

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

MENOR, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a circuit court order disqualifying and enjoining him and his deputies from exercising their prosecutorial powers. By letters, dated October 20 and 21, 1976, to the defendant, Maurice Sapienza, then the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, the plaintiff, Ronald Y. Amemiya, then acting in his capacity as the Attorney General for the State of Hawaii, had "sought to supersede and set aside the...

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