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STATE v. MATIAS

No. 15215.

840 P.2d 374 (1992)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Segundo B. MATIAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

November 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip D. Bogetto, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Randall K.O. Lee, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LUM, C.J., MOON, KLEIN, and LEVINSON, JJ., and HAYASHI, Retired Justice, Assigned by Reason of Vacancy.

MOON, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Segundo B. Matias (Matias) was charged with murder in the second degree for the shooting death of Lee Ann Kauhane (Kauhane). At trial, Matias argued that he was at most guilty of manslaughter because at the time he shot and killed Kauhane he was under the influence of an extreme emotional disturbance for which there was a reasonable explanation. Plaintiff-appellee State of Hawaii (State) argued that Matias was not under the influence...

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