STATE v. GOUVEIA

SCWC-14-0000358.

384 P.3d 846 (2016)

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Royce C. GOUVEIA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

October 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith S. Shigetomi , Honolulu, for petitioner.

Donn Fudo , Honolulu, for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., McKENNA, POLLACK, AND WILSON, JJ., WITH NAKAYAMA, J., DISSENTING.


This case requires us to determine whether the trial court erred in declaring a mistrial based on jurors' concerns about their safety. Defendant Royce Gouveia was charged with manslaughter and tried before the Circuit Court of the First Circuit.1 After deliberating, the jurors...

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