State v. Realina

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, J.

Defendant Marcelino Realina appeals from a district court judgment convicting him of the offense of terroristic threaten ing in violation of HRS § 707-715(a).

At the time of the alleged offense, complainant Steve Hardisty was 24 years old, approximately 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 9 inches and 200 pounds. Defendant Realina was 44 years old. The record fails to indicate his height and weight. Realina sometimes testified through an Ilocano dialect interpreter and sometimes directly in English.

The relationship between Hardisty and Realina preceded the evening of the…