Legal Opinion
State v. Pokini
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1976No. 5694PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
MENOR, J.
The defendant [Pokini] was indicted.on October 11. 1972 for the first degree murder of Doris “Pinkie” McCoy on or about February 1, 1972. He was found guilty of the offense by a jury, and judgment and sentence was entered on May 21. 1974. The defendant appeals from the judgment and sentence and from the order denying his motion for a new trial.
Only one specification of error merits serious consideration. At issue is whether the trial court erred in excluding certain prior inconsistent statements attributed to the State’s principal witness, and whether, if the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- State v. MilesWashington Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by29 opinions
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