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STATE v. RIVEIRA

SCWC-17-0000727.

494 P.3d 1160 (2021)

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph Curtis RIVEIRA, Jr., also known as Ralph C. Riveira, Jr., Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

August 31, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrison L. Kiehm , Honolulu, for petitioner.

Stephen K. Tsushima , Honolulu, for respondent.

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

The prosecution injected victim impact evidence into Ralph Riveira's burglary trial. And during opening statement and closing argument, the State spotlighted the crime's effect on the burglarized family. It also told the jurors that defense counsel tried to "trick" them.

The prosecution's narrative arc...

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