Legal Opinion
Territory v. Joaquin
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 1952No. 2740PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
TOWSE, C. J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death.
The record is before this court on writ of error. Eight assignments are specified. The first two allege error in the admission of evidence. The sixth and seventh allege error in the refusal to give instructions. The third, fourth and fifth challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support- the verdict.
Supplementing the errors assigned, this court is mandated to review tlie evidence to determine if the interests of justice require a new trial. (R. L. H. 1945, § 9564.)
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2Cases cited43 opinions
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Chambers v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Ashcraft v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Ziang Sung Wan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. KupauHawaii Supreme Court · 1994
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- Lyon v. BushHawaii Supreme Court · 1966
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- Territory v. LewisHawaii Supreme Court · 1953
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