STATE v. KONY

No. SCWC-12-0001114.

375 P.3d 1239 (2016)

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Last KONY, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

May 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Tonaki and Jon N. Ikenaga , for petitioner.

Donn Fudo , Honolulu, for respondent.

McKENNA, POLLACK, and WILSON, JJ., and RECKTENWALD, C.J., concurring, with whom NAKAYAMA, J., joins.


This case involves the admissibility of expert testimony in child sexual abuse cases. Last Kony challenges his convictions of sexual assault of a minor on the grounds that expert testimony regarding child sexual abuse is no longer relevant, the statistical data presented during his trial was misleading and highly...

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