STATE v. WELLS

No. 13410.

780 P.2d 585 (1989)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Totoa P. WELLS, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

October 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton Kimoto, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, on the brief for defendant-appellant.

James M. Anderson, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, on the brief for plaintiff-appellee.

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


TANAKA, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction in a jury-waived trial for physical abuse of a family or household member in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 709-906(1) (1985).1 Defendant Totoa P. Wells (Defendant) contends, inter alia, that the family court erred in refusing to make special findings upon his request, as required by Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 23(c). We agree, vacate the judgment...

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