STATE v. BLAKE

No. 9424.

695 P.2d 336 (1985)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chuck Andrew BLAKE, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

January 31, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis P. Akamine, Deputy Public Defender, Hilo, for defendant-appellant.

Gerald Takase, Deputy Pros. Atty., County of Hawaii, Hilo, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BURNS, C.J., and HEEN and TANAKA, JJ.


TANAKA, Judge.

In appealing his conviction on two charges of knowingly possessing marijuana in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1249 (1976),1 defendant Chuck Andrew Blake (Defendant) raises a constitutional issue. He contends that the application of HRS § 712-1249 results in an unconstitutional deprivation of his right to the free exercise of a religion2 known as Hindu Tantrism. We...

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