State v. Villeza

McCONNELL, Acting Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Edward Shawn Ville-za appeals after jury conviction and sentence for the offense of manslaughter in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-702 (1993).

For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Villeza was convicted of murder in the second degree for shooting his mother. The conviction was reversed due to an erroneous jury instruction, and the ease remanded for a new trial. State v. Villeza, 72 Haw. 327, 817 P.2d 1054 (1991).

A. Jury Selection and Motion to Quash Indictment

At jury selection in the retrial, the trial…