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MATSUO v. STATE

No. 13488.

778 P.2d 332 (1989)

Benjamin Robert MATSUO, Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE of Hawaii, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

August 11, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Anderson, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for respondent-appellant.

Jonathan W. Leeds, Honolulu, for petitioner-appellee.

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

HAYASHI, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order Granting a New Trial entered in the First Circuit Court on November 14, 1988.

Following the filing of Petitioner-Appellee Benjamin Robert Matsuo's (Petitioner) Petition for Post-Conviction Relief and a hearing on the petition, the circuit court entered its order granting Petitioner a new trial. Concluding that Petitioner was prejudiced by his trial counsel's failure...

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