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STATE v. SAMUEL

No. 15454.

838 P.2d 1374 (1992)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Catherine SAMUEL, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

October 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Pafundi, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

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

Before LUM, C.J., MOON, KLEIN and LEVINSON, JJ., and Retired Justice HAYASHI by reason of vacancy.

KLEIN, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Catherine Samuel (Appellant) was convicted of murder in the first degree under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701 (Supp.1991) for the fatal stabbing of Agnes Spear (Agnes) at the Women's Community Correctional Center (WCCC). On June 7, 1991, Appellant was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. This appeal followed.

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Appellant and Agnes were lovers for...

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