STATE v. UNDERWOOD

SCWC-15-0000446.

418 P.3d 658 (2018)

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

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

May 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon N. Ikenaga for petitioner.

Brian R. Vincent for respondent.

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


This case concerns the propriety of remarks made by a prosecutor in closing argument suggesting that opposing counsel attempted to induce the complaining witness to give false testimony during cross-examination. There was no evidence in the record to support such an allegation, and the prosecutor's statements...

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