State v. Tuua

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, C.J.

Defendant-Appellant Solonu'u Tuua (Tuua) appeals his jury conviction of eight counts of Robbery in the First Degree, six in violation of section 708-840(l)(b)(ii) and two in violation of section 708-840(1 )(b)(i) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), and one count of Murder in violation of section 707-701, HRS.

Tuua presents two points of error:

1. The trial judge erred in denying Tuua’s motions to suppress the in-court identifications of Tuua by witnesses Ahmad Rehman and Zbysek Kocur. Tuua contends that both witnesses had participated in an impermissibly…