STATE v. LUTON

No. 18084.

927 P.2d 844 (1996)

83 Hawai`i 443

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brian LUTON, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

November 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donn Fudo, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, on the briefs, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellant.

Joyce K. Matsumori-Hoshijo, Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellee.

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


RAMIL, Justice.

On May 10, 1993, Defendant-Appellee Brian Luton was charged with murder in the second degree, in violation of Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701.5(1),1 and burglary in the first degree, in violation of HRS § 708-810(1)(c).2

On March 16, 1994, Luton filed a Motion in Limine to Determine the Voluntariness of Defendant's Statements. The trial court filed its findings of...

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