State v. Knight

MOON, Chief Justice.

Following a jury trial, defendant/appellant John E. Knight appeals his conviction of murder in the second degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 707- 701.5 (1993) 1 and 706-656(2) (1993). 2 On appeal, Knight contends that: (1) the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to give the jury an instruction on reckless manslaughter; and (2) he was denied a fair trial due to prosecutorial misconduct. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm Knight’s conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

On August 20, 1991, Knight was indicted for the second degree murder of…