STATE v. RUSSO

No. 8425.

681 P.2d 553 (1984)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick Constantino RUSSO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

April 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Pafundi, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Vicente F. Aquino, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

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


NAKAMURA, Justice.

Patrick Constantino Russo appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit adjudging him guilty of two murders and sentencing him to life imprisonment for each. He contends the jury verdict finding him guilty of the murders is not supported by substantial evidence, the assistance provided him by trial counsel was ineffective, and the circuit court committed reversible error in several respects during the course of trial. Concluding...

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