STATE v. PASENE

SCWC-15-0000156.

439 P.3d 864 (2019)

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Iosefa Meafua PASENE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant and Zorro R. Rye, aka Zorro Ramon Rye, Respondent/Defendant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

April 22, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Otake , Honolulu, for petitioner.

Brian R. Vincent for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, McKENNA, AND WILSON, JJ., AND CIRCUIT JUDGE VIOLA, IN PLACE OF POLLACK, J., RECUSED.


The right to a fair trial, guaranteed to criminal defendants by both the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Hawai`i, is a fundamental principle upon which our justice system is built. U.S. Const. amend. VI; Haw. Const. art. I, § 14. In the instant case, we are called...

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