Legal Opinion
State v. Layton
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1972No. 5208PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
MARUMOTO, J.
This is an appeal by the State of Hawaii from a circuit court order granting the motion of defendant to dismiss an indictment against him for first degree murder. The appeal is authorized under HRS § 641-12.
The ground stated for the motion was that “the Grand Jury was presented with only hearsay evidence, and that neither the hearsay evidence itself, nor the declarations upon which the hearsay was premised would be admissible in a court of law.”
Defendant supported the motion with an affidavit of his counsel in which the counsel deposed upon information and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Harlan v. McGourinSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- United States v. Sam UmansCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Philip Arcuri and Alfred John CimeiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- United States v. ArcuriDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. GanalHawaii Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. ApaoHawaii Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. MelearHawaii Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. MurphyHawaii Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. O'DANIELHawaii Supreme Court · 1980
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