State v. Buch

MOON, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Walter L. Bueh appeals from his conviction, after a jury trial, for sexual assault in the' third degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-732(l)(b) (1993).1 Buch alleges as error the circuit court’s: (1) refusal to instruct the jury on the “lesser included offense” of sexual assault in the fourth degree; (2) denial of his motion to suppress statements he claims were involuntarily given; and (3) denial of his motion for a mental examination of the complaining witness. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

At trial, the…