State v. Buffalo

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HEEN, J.

Defendant William Joseph Buffalo (Defendant) appeals from his conviction of the offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 134-7(b). The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court committed reversible error in admitting certain documentary evidence to prove Defendant’s prior felony conviction. We answer yes and reverse.

Defendant was indicted for the offenses of robbery in the first degree, assault in the second degree and the instant offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges were…