State v. Balisbisana

MOON, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Nelson Balisbisana appeals from his conviction of abuse of a family or household member, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 709-906 (1993). 1 Balisbisana contends that the family court’s ruling on plaintiff-appellee State of Hawaii’s (the prosecution) motion in limine, wherein the court excluded reference to the complaining witness’s conviction for harassing Balisbisana, violated his rights, under the Hawaii and United States Constitutions, to confront the complaining witness and cross-examine her to expose evidence of her motive for…