State v. Stocker

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant Kent D. Stocker appeals from his guilty conviction of, and sentence for, one count of harassment, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 711-1106(l)(a) (Supp.1998). 1 On appeal, Stocker argues that insufficient evidence was adduced to prove that: (1) he committed harassment, pursuant to HRS § 711-1106(l)(a); and (2) his actipns were not justified by the parental discipline defense, pursuant to HRS § 703-309(1) (1993). 2 We agree with Stocker that the prosecution failed to adduce sufficient evidence to rebut his justification…