STATE v. LUBONG

No. 16596.

886 P.2d 766 (1994)

77 Hawai`i 429

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruben B. LUBONG, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai`i.

December 27, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amie L. Thompson, Deputy Public Defender, on the brief, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

James M. Anderson, Deputy Prosecuting Atty., City and County of Honolulu, on the brief, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BURNS, C.J., and WATANABE and ACOBA, JJ.


WATANABE, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the State sustained its burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Defendant Ruben B. Lubong (Defendant) did not act in self-protection when he stabbed two co-workers.

We answer in the affirmative and accordingly affirm Defendant's conviction.

BACKGROUND

Following an April 22, 1992 incident (Incident) in which Defendant stabbed both Clarence Mandawoub (Mandawoub)...

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