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STATE v. BOWE

No. 16222.

881 P.2d 538 (1994)

77 Hawai`i 51

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Troy BOWE, Defendant-Appellee, and Vincent Smalls, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

October 6, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H.S. Choi, Deputy Pros. Atty., City and County of Honolulu, on the briefs, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellant.

David C. Schutter, Mitchell S. Wong and Paul D. Hicks of Schutter & Glickstein, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellee.

Before KLEIN, Acting C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ., and SOONG, Circuit Court Judge, In Place of MOON, C.J., recused.

RAMIL, Justice.

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the coercive conduct of a private person is sufficient to render a confession inadmissible.

On September 17, 1991, Defendant-Appellee Troy Bowe (Defendant) was charged with Assault in the Second Degree in violation of Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-711 (Supp.1992). Defendant filed a Motion to Suppress Evidence arguing that his statement...

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