Legal Opinion
State v. DeCenso
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1984No. 8764; CRIMINAL NO. 56221PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
BURNS, C. J.
Defendant Fred Albert DeCenso (DeCenso) appeals from a jury conviction of sex abuse in the first degree. He alleges that the lower court erred in: 1) admitting into evidence items seized from him; 2) admitting into evidence the complainant’s identification of him; and 3) refusing to allow him to call the complainant as his own witness. We affirm.
The State of Hawaii (State) cross-appeals from the order granting DeCenso’s motion to dismiss count I of the indictment which charged him with kidnapping. We reverse.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
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