State v. Lian-Wen Chen

ACOBA, Judge.

On July 23, 1991, Defendant-Appellant Lian-Wen Chen (Defendant) was charged in Count I of the subject indictment with failing to stop at the scene of an accident in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291C-12(a) (1985), and in Count II with negligent homicide in the third degree in violation of HRS § 707-704 (Supp.1992) 1 ; all violations were alleged to have taken place on December 20, 1989. Jury trial began on June 22, 1992. Defendant moved for judgment of acquittal at the close of the State’s case. The circuit court denied the motion, and Defendant introduced…