State v. Pudiquet

KIRIMITSU, Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Dante Pudiquet (Defendant) appeals from a September 8, 1993 Judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit convicting him, after a jury trial, of intimidating a witness in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 710-1071(l)(a) (1993). 1 Defendant challenges the trial court’s (1) denial of his motions for judgment of acquittal, (2) refusal to admit evidence of complainant’s prior convictions, and (3) instruction to the jury regarding the definition of the word “threat.” We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Robert Benson (Benson) owned and operated an antique…