State v. Iaukea

This is an appeal by the defendant who was convicted of rape in the first degree.

The only issue which merits this court's consideration is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to adduce evidence of the rape victim’s sexual conduct with men other than the accused and of her reputation for unchaste conduct.

The defendant filed his motion under then HRS § 707-742(a) which required in pertinent part: 2(1) A written motion shall be made by the defendant to the court and prosecutor stating that the defense has an offer of proof of the relevancy of evidence of sexual…