Legal Opinion
State v. Maelega
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 1995No. 17738PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEIN, Justice.
Muao Maelega was indicted on December 10,1992 for Murder in the Second Degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701.5 (1993).1 After a jury trial, Ma-elega was found guilty and convicted as charged. On December 16, 1993, the circuit court sentenced him to a term of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. Ma-elega subsequently filed this timely appeal. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
I. BACKGROUND
Maelega was born and raised in American Samoa, where he met Eyvette Liufau in April 1990. Eyvette moved from Hawaii to American Samoa after she…
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