State v. Hoffman

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MOON, J.

Defendant-appellant Michael R. Hoffman (Hoffman) appeals from his conviction for unlawful display of intoxicating liquor in . public areas, a violation of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 13-4.2. At trial, the court allowed the arresting officer to testify regarding Hoffman’s silence following an incriminatory statement made at the scene of the offense by an unidentified male, who did not testify at trial. On appeal, Hoffman contends that the trial court erred in admitting such hearsay testimony under the adoptive admission exception to the hearsay rule.…