State v. Christian

The defendant-appellant Taryn Christian appeals from the second circuit court’s judgment and sentence after conviction of one count of murder in the second degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701.5 (1993) (Count I), 1 one count of use of a deadly or dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime in violation of HRS § 134-51(b) (1993) (Count II), 2 and one count of attempted theft in the third degree in violation of HRS §§ 705-500 (1993) and 708-832(l)(a) (1993) (Count III). 3 On appeal, Christian argues: (1) that the trial court reversibly erred in (a) denying him his…