KEALOHAPAUOLE v. SHIMODA

No. 85-2838.

800 F.2d 1463 (1986)

James KEALOHAPAUOLE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Edwin SHIMODA and the Attorney General, State of Hawaii, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 29, 1986.

As Amended October 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle A. Partington, Honolulu, Hawaii, for petitioner-appellant.

Peter Michael Wilkens, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for respondents-appellees.

Before KENNEDY, REINHARDT and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

James Kealohapauole ("Kealohapauole") appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his conviction for murder and for hindering prosecution in the first degree. Kealohapauole contends that the videotape recording of the second autopsy performed on the victim should not have been admitted by the state trial court because it was prejudicial resulting in a denial of his due process rights. We disagree...

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