STATE v. EAGER

SCWC-14-0001079.

398 P.3d 756 (2017)

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

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

June 30, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn A. Luiz , Honolulu, for petitioner.

Loren J. Thomas , Honolulu, for respondent.

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


This case requires us to consider whether a defendant's failure to take prescription medication can constitute self-induced intoxication under Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 702-230, which precludes the defendant from relying on the defense of lack of penal responsibility due to a physical or mental...

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