State v. Fetelee

Opinion of the Court by

FOLEY, J.

Defendant-Appellant Faa P. Fetelee, also known as Ben Faitele and Fagota Faamaga-lo, (Fetelee) appeals from the Judgment of Conviction and Sentence filed on August 3, 2005 in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit 1 (circuit court). On appeal, Fetelee argues that the circuit court erred by (1) admitting character evidence in violation of Hawaii Rules of Evidence (HRE) Rules 403 and 404, (2) permitting the State of Hawai'i (the State) to reopen its case, and (3) failing to give a limiting instruction prior to the HRE Rule 404(b) evidence. We affirm.

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On June 23,…