STATE v. MESSAMORE

No. 7854.

639 P.2d 413 (1982)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Franklin MESSAMORE, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

January 11, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Griswold, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu (Kenneth Goya, Public Defender, Honolulu, on the reply brief), for defendant-appellant.

Ellen B. Politano, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.


PER CURIAM.

James Messamore appeals his convictions for rape in the first degree1 and sexual abuse in the first degree2 and argues to this court the following points of error: (1) that the court erred in finding that the child victim was a competent and qualified witness; (2) that the court erred in admitting into evidence a stained pillowcase and a half-empty bottle of baby oil; (3) that the court erred in...

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