STATE v. WILLIAMSON

No. 14246.

807 P.2d 593 (1991)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard L. WILLIAMSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

March 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronette Horie (Adrienne Sanders, on the brief), Deputy Public Defenders, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Vickie L. Silberstein, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LUM, C.J., and HAYASHI, WAKATSUKI and MOON, JJ., and TANAKA, Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge, in place of PADGETT, J., recused.


MOON, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Richard L. Williamson (appellant) appeals from his conviction of three counts of promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree. Appellant raises two issues. The first is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion for mistrial when a dictionary was discovered in the jury room following deliberations. The second issue is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion for mistrial based on prosecutorial...

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