State v. Alo

*419OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MENOR, J.

The defendant was indicted for the crime of attempted murder, in violation of HRS §§ 705-500 and 707-701 (1975 Special Supp.). He was convicted of the offense by a jury and was sentenced by the trial court to life imprisonment with possibility of parole. HRS § 706-606 (1975 Special Supp.). From the judgment and sentence, the defendant appeals. He predicates his appeal upon three principal grounds:

1. That the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mental examination pursuant to HRS § 704-404 (1975 Special Supp.).

2. That the trial court erred in permitting…