STATE v. CULLEN

No. 19936.

946 P.2d 955 (1997)

86 Hawai`i 1

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Russell Peter Louis CULLEN, also known as Russell P.L. Cullen, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

October 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myles S. Breiner, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant/cross-appellee Russell Peter Louis Cullen.

Donn Fudo, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, on the briefs, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant State of Hawai`i.

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


LEVINSON, Justice.

The defendant-appellant/cross-appellee Russell Peter Louis Cullen appeals from the judgment and sentence following his conviction of one count of attempted murder in the first degree and one count of possession of firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes. On appeal, Cullen argues that the circuit court committed plain error in instructing the jury, inasmuch as: (1) the instructions on attempted first degree murder were defective because they...

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