STATE v. KIM

No. 7899.

645 P.2d 1330 (1982)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tim C. H. KIM, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

May 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Kiuchi, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Colleen K. Hirai, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., NAKAMURA, J., MARUMOTO, Retired Justice, in place of LUM, J., excused, and OGATA and MENOR, Retired Justices, assigned by reason of vacancies.


RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

On February 25, 1980, Appellant Kim (hereinafter Appellant) was convicted by a jury of rape in the second degree. He now appeals that conviction, alleging that the trial court erred in allowing expert psychiatric opinion testimony to support the credibility of the complaining witness. We find that the admission of such testimony did not constitute a reversible error and therefore affirm the conviction.

I.

Appellant was...

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