Legal Opinion
State v. Tierney
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided May 7, 2012No. SCWC-29939Published
1Opinion of the Court
277 P.3d 251 (2012)
127 Haw. 157
STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Michael C. TIERNEY, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.
No. SCWC-29939.
Supreme Court of Hawai`i.
May 7, 2012.
Jack Schweigert, for petitioner/defendant-appellant.
Brian Vincent, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent/plaintiff-appellee.
ACOBA, DUFFY, and McKENNA, JJ.; with NAKAYAMA, J., dissenting, with whom RECKTENWALD, C.J., joins.
Opinion of the Court by ACOBA, J.
We hold that when a court orders an examination to determine whether a defendant is fit to proceed to trial pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) §…
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