State v. Nuetzel

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

Defendant-appellant Frederick Charles Nuetzel appeals from his conviction of murder pursuant to HRS § 707-701 following a five-day jury trial. We affirm his conviction.

The facts and circumstances leading to appellant’s arrest were presented. during the prosecution’s case through the testimony of various witnesses. Mrs. Naomi Weigel, property manager of decedent’s apartment building testified that appellant resided with decedent, Kenneth Todd, for two weeks prior to his death. On the afternoon of March 18, 1977, Mrs. Weigel noticed a note taped to the…