State v. Eastman

NAKAYAMA, Justice.

After a bench trial, defendant-appellant Thomas Eastman (Eastman) was found guilty of abuse of a family or household member in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 709-906(1) (Supp.1994). 1 On appeal, Eastman contends that the State of Hawaii (prosecution) presented insufficient evidence to convict him of the offense. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the family court’s judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

Eastman lived together with his wife, Renee Bautista (Bautista), and Bautista’s baby at the time of the alleged incident of physical abuse in this case. At Eastman’s…