Legal Opinion

State v. Faafiti

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided August 29, 1973No. 5365PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

ABE, J.

In the early morning hours of November 3, 1971, a fight broke out in the parking lot of the Dunes night club on Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, involving the defendant, Sui Faafiti, his friends and several servicemen.

The defendant was charged with and tried for having committed the offense of aggravated battery upon Terrence Grady and Ira Haskins, two of the servicemen. The jury convicted him of aggravated battery against Terrence Grady and acquitted him of the offense against Ira Haskins. Judgment and sentence was entered accordingly and the defendant appealed.

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. State v. AplacaHawaii Supreme Court · 1992
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  3. State v. SuaHawaii Supreme Court · 1999
  4. State v. HernandezIdaho Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. State v. Duk Won LeeHawaii Supreme Court · 1996

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