State v. Murphy

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

OGATA, J.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The defendant-appellant, George Patrick Murphy (hereinafter referred to as appellant), was found guilty by a jury of the murder of Linda K. Knodle. The court below sentenced appellant to life imprisonment with possibility of parole. Upon consideration of all the points raised on this appeal, we affirm the judgment and sentence of the court below.

On the morning of November 26, 1974, the partially clad body of a young woman was discovered in the restroom area of the fourth-floor laundry room of the Waikiki Gateway…