STATE v. ABEL

No. SCWC-13-0000087.

341 P.3d 539 (2014)

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. ABEL, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

September 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Tabe , for petitioner.

Keith M. Kaneshiro , Honolulu, and Brandon H. Ito , for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, McKENNA, POLLACK and WILSON, JJ.


James Abel seeks review of his conviction for the offense of Solicitation With Animals in Waikiki Special District. We conclude that an element of this offense is the use of a live animal to request or demand money or gifts. As insufficient evidence was adduced at trial to prove this element of the offense, we...

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