STATE v. WIDEMAN

No. 11369.

739 P.2d 931 (1987)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lonnell Reginald WIDEMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

July 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Ellen B. Politano, Deputy Pros. Atty., City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

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


WAKATSUKI, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Lonnell Reginald Wideman appeals from his convictions for attempted murder, kidnapping and burglary in the first degree. We reverse.

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