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STATE v. MEAFOU

No. 8592.

677 P.2d 459 (1984)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Iefata K. MEAFOU and Fiatau Mika, Defendants-Appellants, and Sopo Faalafua, Liuafi Liuafi, Jr., Sitoe Liuafi, Lepo Utu, Faiaga Aloalii, Jackson Amperosa, and Sefo Scanlan, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

February 10, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle A. Partington, Schweigert & Associates, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant Iefata K. Meafou.

Harry Holifield, Honolulu (Clayton C. Ikei, Honolulu, on briefs), for defendant-appellant Fiatau Mika.

Lile B. LeDuc, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu (Arthur E. Ross, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, on answering briefs), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LUM, C.J., and NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI and WAKATSUKI, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by defendants-appellants Fiatau Mika and Iefata K. Meafou from convictions of murder and attempted murder. The convictions were as a result of a group killing of inmate Milton Nihipali and the attempted killing of another inmate, Clarence Freitas, which occurred at Oahu Community Correctional Center on June 6, 1980. The issues presented for our consideration are whether Judge Marie Milks was disqualified to preside over this case; and...

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