State v. Lubong

WATANABE, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the State sustained its burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Defendant Ruben B. Lubong (Defendant) did not act in self-protection when he stabbed two co-workers.

We answer in the affirmative and accordingly affirm Defendant’s conviction.

BACKGROUND

Following an April 22, 1992 incident (Incident) in which Defendant stabbed both Clarence Mandawoub (Mandawoub) and Anthony Friday (Friday), Defendant was charged with two counts of Assault in the Third Degree, a violation of Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-712(l)(a)…