State v. Keliiholokai

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

OGATA, J.

Defendant-appellant Leroy Keliiholokai (hereinafter appellant) was found guilty of murder by a jury in the First Circuit Court. He appeals from the judgment and sentence of the trial court entered upon his conviction. The determinative issue raised in this appeal is whether appellant was denied a fair trial because the trial court refused appellant’s request to voir dire the jury concerning the jury’s possible exposure to a newspaper article that disclosed appellant’s prior convictions.

Appellant’s jury trial commenced on Monday, January 12, 1976 and concluded…