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STATE v. VILLEZA

No. 17703.

942 P.2d 522 (1997)

85 Hawai`i 258

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward Shawn VILLEZA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

July 8, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Allen Findlay, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

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

Before McCONNELL, Acting C.J., in place of MOON, C.J., recused; MASUOKA, Circuit Judge, in place of KLEIN, J., recused; IBARRA, Circuit Judge, in place of LEVINSON, J., recused; SHIMABUKURO, Circuit Judge, in place of NAKAYAMA, J., recused; and TOWN, Circuit Judge, in place of RAMIL, J., recused.

McCONNELL, Acting Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Edward Shawn Villeza appeals after jury conviction and sentence for the offense of manslaughter in violation of Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-702 (1993).

For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Villeza was convicted of murder in the second degree for shooting his mother. The conviction was reversed due to an erroneous jury instruction, and the case remanded...

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