Legal Opinion
State v. Joao
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 1974No. 5503PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
MENOR, J.
This appeal is taken from a circuit court order granting the defendant’s motion to suppress as evidence a .22 caliber *602automatic pistol, which the State sought to introduce in the defendant’s trial for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit in violation of HRS § 134-9 (Supp. 1973).
The pertinent facts here are derived from the testimony of Police Officer Joel Wong, the sole witness at the suppression hearing. Officer Wong testified regarding the tip that led to the stop and subsequent arrest of the defendant as follows:
Well, the day before, which was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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