State v. Tripp

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, C.J.

After a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Allan Von Tripp was found guilty under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 709-906 (1986 & Supp. 1989), Abuse of Family and Household Members. HRS § 709-906 reads in relevant part:(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, singly or in concert, to physically abuse a family or household member ....

For the purposes of this section, “family or household member” means spouses or former spouses, parents, children, and persons jointly residing or formerly residing in the same dwelling unit.

Tripp appeals claiming that: (1) the statute…