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State v. Pulawa (1980)

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198020032026
Rule Authority · 9th Cir.
However, the defendant has the burden of showing that the hearsay "clearly infringe[d] upon the jury's decision-making function." State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 218 , 614 P.2d 373, 378 (Haw.1980).
green State v. Chong (1997)
Rule Authority · Haw. App. · 3 citations in this opinion
Id. at 215, 614 P.2d at 377 (emphasis added).
emphasis added
green State v. Kutzen (1980)
Rule Authority · Haw. App. · 3 citations in this opinion
State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 219, 614 P.2d 373, 379 (1980); State v. Huihui, 62 Haw. 142, 145, 612 P.2d 115, 117 (1980).
green State v. Higa (2012)
Quote Authority · Haw. App. · signal: see also · 2 citations in this opinion
See State v. Chong, 86 Hawai'i 290, 298 , 949 P.2d 130, 138 (App.1997); see also State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 218 , 614 P.2d 373, 378 (1980) (“an indictment should only be quashed on the clearest and plainest grounds”).
“an indictment should only be quashed on the clearest and plainest grounds”
green State v. Taylor (2011)
Rule Authority · Haw. · 2 citations in this opinion
It is well established that a defendant has a "substantial constitutional right to a fair and impartial grand jury proceedingt[,]" State v. Joao, 53 Haw. 226, 228-30 , 491 P.2d 1089, 1091-92 (1971), and "due process of law[,] as guaranteed by ... [a]rticle I, [s]ections 4[ [4] ] and 8[ [5] ] to the Hawai'i Constitution[,]" State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 211 , 614 P.2d 373, 375 (1980).
green State v. Sua (2010)
Rule Authority · Haw. App. · 2 citations in this opinion
Id. at 217 , 614 P.2d at 378 (internal quotation marks omitted).
internal quotation marks omitted
green State v. McElroy (2004)
Rule Authority · Haw. App. · 2 citations in this opinion
C.The Standard of Review Applicable to the Erroneous Admission of Evidence of Prior Crimes “The standard of review applied to the erroneous admission of evidence of prior crimes is whether ‘the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.’ ” State v. Kutzen, 1 Haw.App. 406, 414 , 620 P.2d 258, 263 (1980) (quoting State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 220 , 614 P.2d 373, 379 (1980)).
green State v. Borge, Jr. (2022)
Rule Authority · Haw. App.
State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 218 , 614 P.2d 373, 378 (1980).
green State v. Arroyo (2022)
Rule Authority · Haw. App.
At the same time, "[w]e are mindful that dismissal of an indictment is required only in flagrant cases in which the grand jury has been overreached or deceived in some significant way." State v. Wong, 97 Hawai#i 512, 526, 40 P.3d 914, 928 (2002) (citing Mendonca, 68 Haw. at 283 , 711 P.2d at 734 ; State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 215 , 614 P.2d 373, 377 (1980)).
green State v. Hinesley (2021)
Rule Authority · Haw. App.
State v. Wong, 97 Hawai#i 512, 526, 40 P.3d 914, 928 (2002) (citing Mendonca, 68 Haw. at 283 , 711 P.2d at 734 ; State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 215 , 614 P.2d 373, 377 (1980)).
green State v. Silver (2010)
Rule Authority · Haw. App.
See id. at 253-54 , 589 P.2d at 525 ; State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 215 , 614 P. 2d 373, 377 (1980).
Rule Authority · Haw. App.
Hawaii precedent indicates that the applicable standard of review of the dismissal of a complaint is a deferential abuse of discretion standard (State v. Mendonca, 68 Haw. 280, 283 , 711 P.2d 731, 734 (1985); State v. Corpuz, 67 Haw. 438, 440 , 690 P.2d 282, 284 (1984); State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 215 , 614 P.2d 373, 377 (1980).) This precedent is supported by precedent in other states (State v. Hadsell, 129 Or.App. 171, 174-76 , 878 P.2d 444, 446-47 (1994); People v. Morr…
green State v. Wong (2002)
Rule Authority · Haw.
State v. Mendonca, 68 Haw. 280, 283 , 711 P.2d 731, 734 (1985); State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 215-216 , 614 P.2d 373, 377-378 (1980).
green State v. Chong (1997)
Rule Authority · Haw.
Id. at 211-13, 217-18 , 614 P.2d at 375-76, 378 .
green Hood v. State (1988)
Rule Authority · Miss.
Prosecutorial misconduct "infringes due process when a reasonable likelihood exists that it may induce action other than that which the grand jurors in their uninfluenced judgment would take," State v. Paulsen, 286 N.W.2d 157, 160 (Iowa 1979), or the misconduct usurps the grand jury role, State v. Pulawa, 62 Hawaii 209 , 614 P.2d 373, 377 (1980).
green State v. Mendonca (1985)
Rule Authority · Haw.
In State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 215 , 614 P.2d 373, 377 (1980), we quoted from United States v. Samango, 607 F.2d 877, 882 (9th Cir. 1979): “Dismissal of an indictment is required only in flagrant cases in which the grand jury has been overreached or deceived in some significant way, as where perjured testimony has knowingly been presented [footnote and citation of cases omitted].” Mendonca claims State abused its prosecutorial discretion by indicting him under HRS § 708-84
green State v. Melear (1981)
Rule Authority · Haw.
State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209, 219 , 614 P.2d 373, 379 (1980).
green State v. Griffin (2011)
Cited · Haw. App. · signal: see · 4 citations in this opinion
See Pulawa, 62 Haw. at 214 , 614 P.2d at 376 ; Apao, 59 Haw. at 637, 586 P.2d at 259 (quoting Scotland, 58 Haw. at 476-77, 572 P.2d at 499) (“We hold that in proceedings determining the validity of an indictment, the state does not have the burden of proving that the alleged illegal or improper testimony is not prejudicial; it is the duty of the defendant to come forward and present a case proving prejudice.”); State v. Melear, 63 Haw. 488, 492 , 630 P.2d 619, 623 (1981) (“A…
green State v. Souza. (2018)
Cited · Haw. · signal: see · 2 citations in this opinion
See State v. Pulawa , 62 Haw. 209 , 220, 614 P.2d 373 , 379-80 (1980) (analyzing whether a prosecutor's reference to photographs of the defendant as "mug photographs," which suggested that the defendant had been convicted of a previous crime, were harmless beyond a reasonable doubt); State v. Huihui , 62 Haw. 142 , 145, 612 P.2d 115 , 117 (1980) (analyzing whether the prosecutor's use of the words "police mug photographs" in a question, which implied that the defendant had a…
analyzing whether a prosecutor's reference to photographs of the defendant as "mug photographs," which suggested that the defendant had been convicted of a previous crime, were harmless beyond a reasonable doubt
green State v. Estrada (1987)
Cited · Haw. · signal: see · 2 citations in this opinion
See State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209 , 614 P.2d 373 (1980).
green State v. Miyazaki (1982)
Cited (see also) · Haw. · signal: see also · 2 citations in this opinion
Seealso, State v. Pulawa, 62 Haw. 209 , 614 P.2d 373 (1980); State v. Huihui, 62 Haw. 142 , 612 P.2d 115 (1980).