State v. Sanchez

Defendant-Appellant Albert Sanchez appeals from a district court judgment convicting him of Assault in the Third Degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-712 (1976). At trial, Sanchez claimed that he acted in self-defense.

The question before us is whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, there is substantial evidence negativing the justification defense. We affirm.

The essential facts are not in dispute: In the early morning hours of July 14, 1979, the appellant and his fellow marines and their friends were drinking at the Pantheon Bar in…