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IN INTEREST OF DOE

No. 15986.

869 P.2d 1304 (1994)

In the Interest of John DOE, Born on January 5, 1976, Juvenile.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

February 28, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd Eddins, Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs, Honolulu, for juvenile-appellant.

Alexa D.M. Fujise, Deputy Pros. Atty., on the briefs, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.

LEVINSON, Justice.

The present appeal requires us to answer the following significant question of first impression in this jurisdiction: What are the constitutional constraints placed upon the state's power to prosecute a criminal defendant for the offense of "harassment," in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 711-1106(1)(b) (1985),1 by the "fighting words" doctrine originally...

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