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STATE v. MAELEGA

No. 17738.

907 P.2d 758 (1995)

80 Hawai`i 172

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Muao MAELEGA, also known as Muao Eneligo Maelega, and Muao Eneligo Maeleca, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

December 7, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony H. Yusi, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Loretta A. Matsunaga, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, on the briefs, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

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

KLEIN, Justice.

Muao Maelega was indicted on December 10, 1992 for Murder in the Second Degree in violation of Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701.5 (1993).1 After a jury trial, Maelega was found guilty and convicted as charged. On December 16, 1993, the circuit court sentenced him to a term of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. Maelega subsequently filed this timely appeal. We reverse and remand for a new trial...

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