State v. Ikaika

*564OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, C.J.

This is an appeal from a jury conviction of murder in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701. Defendant-Appellant Eldred Ikaika contests the denial of his pretrial motion to suppress inculpatory statements made by him while he was in police custody. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the ruling of the trial court.

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Numerous issues are raised on appeal. We choose to discuss only the issue of whether Defendant’s inculpatory statements made after assertion of his right to counsel were coerced and involuntary. All other issues are dismissed as…