Legal Opinion
State v. Wasson
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided August 29, 1994No. 16400PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAKAYAMA, Justice.
By a complaint filed on February 24, 1990 in the District Court of the First Circuit, defendant-appellant Harry F. Wasson (Was-son) was charged with assault in the third degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-712(l)(a). 1 After Wasson demanded a jury trial, the case was committed for trial to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit. Prior to trial, which began on May 6, 1992, Wasson twice moved to have the assault charge dismissed on speedy trial grounds. Both times he asserted Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 48 (Rule 48) as a basis for…
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