STATE v. SAMONTE

No. 17951.

928 P.2d 1 (1996)

83 Hawai`i 507

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lael E. SAMONTE, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

November 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Courageous, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Caroline M. Mee, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, on the briefs, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MOON, C.J., KLEIN, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ. and Circuit Judge HIRAI, in place of LEVINSON, J., Recused.


NAKAYAMA, Justice.

At the conclusion of his third jury trial, defendant-appellant Lael Samonte (Samonte) was found guilty of attempted manslaughter by reckless conduct in violation of Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 705-500 (1985) and HRS § 707-702(1)(a) (1993), attempted murder in the first degree in violation of HRS § 705-500 and HRS § 707-701(1)(b) (1993), felon in possession of a firearm in violation of HRS § 134-7(b) (1985), and felon...

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