STATE v. LIUAFI

No. 7562.

623 P.2d 1271 (1981)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Liuafi LIUAFI, Jr., also known as Junior Liu Matatia, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

As Amended February 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanford H. Nakamoto, Honolulu, (Riccio M. Tanaka, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, on the opening brief), for defendant-appellant.

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

Before HAYASHI, C.J., and PADGETT and BURNS, JJ.


BURNS, Judge.

Liuafi Liuafi, Jr., (hereinafter Liuafi) appeals from a conviction of attempted murder, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 705-500 (1976) and 707-701 (1976), and of failure to render assistance, in violation of HRS § 291C-12 (1976). He alleges that 1) the trial court committed reversible error in not allowing defense counsel to cross-examine the complaining witness regarding a possible civil suit against Liuafi; (2) the trial...

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