Legal Opinion

State v. Clark

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided October 3, 1996No. 18406PublishedCited by 113 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOON, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Francis Eugene Clark appeals his conviction for attempted second degree murder. On appeal, Clark alleges as error: (1) the admission of extrinsic evidence of the complaining witness’s prior inconsistent statements; (2) the admission of expert testimony concerning domestic violence and the phenomenon of recantation; (3) the admission of evidence regarding two prior acts of Clark’s misconduct; (4) the denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal; (5) prose-cutorial misconduct; and (6) ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons discussed below,…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. State v. WallaceHawaii Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by113 opinions

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