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STATE v. VILLEZA

No. 14613.

817 P.2d 1054 (1991)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward Shawn VILLEZA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Reconsideration Denied September 9, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caroline M. Mee, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Judd Scott (William E. McGrath and Theodore Y.H. Chinn, on the briefs), Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

LUM, C.J., and PADGETT, HAYASHI, WAKATSUKI and MOON, JJ.

MOON, Justice.

Defendant Edward Shawn Villeza (Villeza) appeals from the judgment and sentence entered by the Circuit Court of the First Circuit following his conviction for murder in the second degree, a violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes § 707-701.5, and sentencing under § 706-656. Villeza argues that the trial court erred in admitting the statement he made to police on the ground the statement was coerced. Villeza also contends that the trial court...

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