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12 Hawaii opinions name it 2 courts 1977–2018 0 in the last five years

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Followed or applied (17)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Israelgreen
haw · 1995 · cited in 2 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2011
2 sentences

2011Thus, “[t]o meet the grand jury requirement of article I, section 10, an indictment must be specific enough to ensure that the grand jury had before it all the facts necessary to find probable cause.” State v. Israel, 78 Hawai'i 66, 72-73 , 890 P.2d 303, 309-10 (1995).

2011Thus, “[t]o meet the grand jury requirement of article I, section 10, an indictment must be specific enough to ensure that the grand jury had before it all the facts necessary to find probable cause.” State v. Israel, 78 Hawai'i 66, 72-73 , 890 P.2d 303, 309-10 (1995).

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State v. Apaogreen
haw · 1978 · cited in 3 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2000–2008
2 sentences

2008See Israel , 78 Hawai`i at 73, 890 P.2d at 310 ("[J]ust as the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt all of the essential elements of the offense *149 charged, the State is also required to sufficiently allege them. . . ." (Quoting State v. Tuua, 3 Haw.App. 287, 293 , 649 P.2d 1180, 1184-85 (1982).)); State v. Stan's Contr., Inc., 111 Hawai`i 17, 32, 137 P.3d 331, 346 (2006) ("An indictment must enable a grand jury to determine that probable cause exists that the accused committed a violation of the charged offense . . . as to the elements of the offense. . . ."); Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n

2008See Israel , 78 Hawai`i at 73, 890 P.2d at 310 ("[J]ust as the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt all of the essential elements of the offense *149 charged, the State is also required to sufficiently allege them. . . ." (Quoting State v. Tuua, 3 Haw.App. 287, 293 , 649 P.2d 1180, 1184-85 (1982).)); State v. Stan's Contr., Inc., 111 Hawai`i 17, 32, 137 P.3d 331, 346 (2006) ("An indictment must enable a grand jury to determine that probable cause exists that the accused committed a violation of the charged offense . . . as to the elements of the offense. . . ."); Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n

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Jones v. United Statesgreen
scotus · 1999 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008See State v. Israel, 78 Hawai`i 66, 73, 890 P.2d 303, 310 (1995) (explaining that "the requirement that an accusation must sufficiently allege all of the essential elements of the offense charged derived" from the grand jury clause and the due process clause). [13] In contrast to the federal indictment rule, see Jones, 526 U.S. at 243 n. 6, 119 S.Ct. 1215 , this court has held that not all facts that increase the maximum penalty for a crime must be pled in the charging instrument.

2008See State v. Israel, 78 Hawai`i 66, 73, 890 P.2d 303, 310 (1995) (explaining that "the requirement that an accusation must sufficiently allege all of the essential elements of the offense charged derived" from the grand jury clause and the due process clause). [13] In contrast to the federal indictment rule, see Jones, 526 U.S. at 243 n. 6, 119 S.Ct. 1215 , this court has held that not all facts that increase the maximum penalty for a crime must be pled in the charging instrument.

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United States v. Cottongreen
scotus · 2002 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008See United States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625, 627 , 122 S.Ct. 1781 , 152 L.Ed.2d 860 (2002) (explaining that, "[i]n federal prosecutions," other than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum "must be charged in the indictment" (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 490 , 120 S.Ct. 2348 (quoting Jones, 526 U.S. at 243 n. 6, 119 S.Ct. 1215 ))); Williams v. Haviland, 467 F.3d 527, 533 (6th Cir.2006) ("By explicitly referring to federal prosecutions and distinguishing state prosecutions, Cotton makes clear that Apprendi did not rev

2008See United States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625, 627 , 122 S.Ct. 1781 , 152 L.Ed.2d 860 (2002) (explaining that, "[i]n federal prosecutions," other than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum "must be charged in the indictment" (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 490 , 120 S.Ct. 2348 (quoting Jones, 526 U.S. at 243 n. 6, 119 S.Ct. 1215 ))); Williams v. Haviland, 467 F.3d 527, 533 (6th Cir.2006) ("By explicitly referring to federal prosecutions and distinguishing state prosecutions, Cotton makes clear that Apprendi did not rev

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Apprendi v. New Jerseygreen
scotus · 2000 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008V.)); Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 (declining to address the question whether a defendant in a state prosecution could challenge, under the federal constitution, the absence of aggravating factors in his indictment and noting that "the `due process of law' that the Fourteenth Amendment requires the States to provide to persons accused of crime . . . has not . . . been construed to include" the fifth amendment's grand jury clause); Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 , 597 n. 4, 122 S.Ct. 2428 , 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002) (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 ); Alexand

2008V.)); Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 (declining to address the question whether a defendant in a state prosecution could challenge, under the federal constitution, the absence of aggravating factors in his indictment and noting that "the `due process of law' that the Fourteenth Amendment requires the States to provide to persons accused of crime . . . has not . . . been construed to include" the fifth amendment's grand jury clause); Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 , 597 n. 4, 122 S.Ct. 2428 , 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002) (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 ); Alexand

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Williams v. Havilandgreen
ca6 · 2006 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008Although the indictment rule in Jones is grounded in the fifth amendment’s grand jury clause, see Haviland, 467 F.3d at 533 , which has not been applied to state prosecutions, see Alexander, 405 U.S. at 633 , 92 S.Ct. 1221 , article I, section 10 of the Hawaii Constitution was patterned after its federal counterpart, see 1 Constitutional Convention of Hawaii 164, 243, 420 (1960) (explaining that article I, section 9, which was ultimately codified as section 8 (the predecessor to article I, section 10), “incorporates the first three clauses of the 5th Amendment of the Federal Constitution”).

2008Although the indictment rule in Jones is grounded in the fifth amendment's grand jury clause, see Haviland, 467 F.3d at 533 , which has not been applied to state prosecutions, see Alexander, 405 U.S. at 633 , 92 S.Ct. 1221 , article I, section 10 of the Hawai`i Constitution was patterned after its federal counterpart, see 1 Constitutional Convention of Hawaii 164, 243, 420 (1960) (explaining that article I, section 9, which was ultimately codified as section 8 (the predecessor to article I, section 10), "incorporates the first three clauses of the 5th Amendment of the Federal Constitution").

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State v. Tafoyagreen
haw · 1999 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008See State v. Tafoya, 91 Hawai i 261, 270, 982 P.2d 890, 899 (1999).

2008See State v. Tafoya, 91 Hawai`i 261, 270, 982 P.2d 890, 899 (1999).

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Alexander v. Louisianagreen
scotus · 1972 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008V.)); Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 (declining to address the question whether a defendant in a state prosecution could challenge, under the federal constitution, the absence of aggravating factors in his indictment and noting that "the `due process of law' that the Fourteenth Amendment requires the States to provide to persons accused of crime . . . has not . . . been construed to include" the fifth amendment's grand jury clause); Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 , 597 n. 4, 122 S.Ct. 2428 , 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002) (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 ); Alexand

2008V.)); Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 (declining to address the question whether a defendant in a state prosecution could challenge, under the federal constitution, the absence of aggravating factors in his indictment and noting that "the `due process of law' that the Fourteenth Amendment requires the States to provide to persons accused of crime . . . has not . . . been construed to include" the fifth amendment's grand jury clause); Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 , 597 n. 4, 122 S.Ct. 2428 , 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002) (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 ); Alexand

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State v. Jendruschgreen
haw · 1977 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008A charge defective in this regard amounts to a failure to state an offense, and a conviction based upon it cannot be sustained, for that would constitute a denial of due process. '" (Quoting State v. Jendrusch, 58 Haw. 279, 281 , 567 P.2d 1242, 1244 (1977).) (Emphasis added.)). [14] The Apao proposition was implicitly grounded in article I, section 10 of the Hawai`i Constitution, insofar as we relied on a federal decision interpreting the fifth amendment's grand jury clause.

2008A charge defective in this regard amounts to a failure to state an offense, and a conviction based upon it cannot be sustained, for that would constitute a denial of due process. '" (Quoting State v. Jendrusch, 58 Haw. 279, 281 , 567 P.2d 1242, 1244 (1977).) (Emphasis added.)). [14] The Apao proposition was implicitly grounded in article I, section 10 of the Hawai`i Constitution, insofar as we relied on a federal decision interpreting the fifth amendment's grand jury clause.

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United States v. Louis Martin Radetsky, A/K/A L. M. Radetskygreen
ca10 · 1976 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n. 5, 586 P.2d 250 , 257 & n. 5 (quoting United States v. Radetsky, 535 F.2d 556, 562 (10th Cir.1976), overruled on other grounds by United States v. Daily, 921 F.2d 994 , 1004 & n. 11 (10th Cir.1990)). .

2008Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n. 5, 586 P.2d 250 , 257 & n. 5 (quoting United States v. Radetsky, 535 F.2d 556, 562 (10th Cir.1976), overruled on other grounds by United States v. Daily, 921 F.2d 994 , 1004 & n. 11 (10th Cir. 1990)). [15] Given the Cunningham analysis, extrinsic enhancers effectively become, for constitutional purposes, attendant circumstances of the "aggravated" offense.

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State v. Stan's Contracting, Inc.green
haw · 2006 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008See Israel, 78 Hawai'i at 73 , 890 P.2d at 310 (“[J]ust as the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt all of the essential elements of the offense charged, the State is also required to sufficiently allege them.... ” (Quoting State v. Tuua, 3 Haw.App. 287, 293 , 649 P.2d 1180, 1184-85 (1982).)); State v. Stan’s Contr., Inc., 111 Hawai'i 17, 32 , 137 P.3d 331, 346 (2006) (“An indictment must enable a grand jury to determine that probable cause exists that the accused committed a violation of the charged offense ... as to the elements of the offense .... ”); Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n. 5, 586

2008See Israel , 78 Hawai`i at 73, 890 P.2d at 310 ("[J]ust as the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt all of the essential elements of the offense *149 charged, the State is also required to sufficiently allege them. . . ." (Quoting State v. Tuua, 3 Haw.App. 287, 293 , 649 P.2d 1180, 1184-85 (1982).)); State v. Stan's Contr., Inc., 111 Hawai`i 17, 32, 137 P.3d 331, 346 (2006) ("An indictment must enable a grand jury to determine that probable cause exists that the accused committed a violation of the charged offense . . . as to the elements of the offense. . . ."); Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n

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State v. Tuuagreen
hawapp · 1982 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008See Israel , 78 Hawai`i at 73, 890 P.2d at 310 ("[J]ust as the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt all of the essential elements of the offense *149 charged, the State is also required to sufficiently allege them. . . ." (Quoting State v. Tuua, 3 Haw.App. 287, 293 , 649 P.2d 1180, 1184-85 (1982).)); State v. Stan's Contr., Inc., 111 Hawai`i 17, 32, 137 P.3d 331, 346 (2006) ("An indictment must enable a grand jury to determine that probable cause exists that the accused committed a violation of the charged offense . . . as to the elements of the offense. . . ."); Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n

2008See Israel , 78 Hawai`i at 73, 890 P.2d at 310 ("[J]ust as the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt all of the essential elements of the offense *149 charged, the State is also required to sufficiently allege them. . . ." (Quoting State v. Tuua, 3 Haw.App. 287, 293 , 649 P.2d 1180, 1184-85 (1982).)); State v. Stan's Contr., Inc., 111 Hawai`i 17, 32, 137 P.3d 331, 346 (2006) ("An indictment must enable a grand jury to determine that probable cause exists that the accused committed a violation of the charged offense . . . as to the elements of the offense. . . ."); Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n

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CITY AND CTY. OF HONOLULU v. Toyamagreen
haw · 1979 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
2 sentences

2000See also City & County v. Toyama, 61 Haw. 156 , 158 n. 1, 598 P.2d 168 , 169 n. 1 (1979).

2000See also City & County v. Toyama, 61 Haw. 156 , 158 n. 1, 598 P.2d 168 , 169 n. 1 (1979).

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State v. Kanegreen
hawapp · 1982 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1995–1995
2 sentences

1995State v. Kane, 3 Haw.App. 450, 457 , 652 P.2d 642, 647 (1982).

1995State v. Kane, 3 Haw.App. 450, 457 , 652 P.2d 642, 647 (1982).

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State v. Lawlergreen
wis · 1936 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1982–1982
2 sentences

1982Probable cause has been defined as “[c]redible evidence which excites in the mind of the grand jury an honest and reasonable belief that the accused is guilty of the offense charged.” State v. Lawler, 221 Wis. 423 , 267 N.W. 65, 568, 574 (1936).

1982Probable cause has been defined as “[c]redible evidence which excites in the mind of the grand jury an honest and reasonable belief that the accused is guilty of the offense charged.” State v. Lawler, 221 Wis. 423 , 267 N.W. 65, 568, 574 (1936).

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Commonwealth v. Cominsgreen
mass · 1976 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1978–1978
1 sentence

1978The determination as to exact cause of death was reached by the Medical Examiner, who was not called to testify at the grand jury hearing. 5 We recognize that this approach is plainly at variance with the views expressed in both Jones v. Taylor, 547 F.2d 808 , 809 n. 1 (4th Cir. 1977), and Commonwealth v. Comins,-Mass.-, 356 N.E.2d 241, 243 (1976), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 946 (1977), which took the position that an indictment returned solely on the basis of hearsay is not necessarily invalid. 6 See Stone, The Rule of Exclusion of Similar Fact Evidence: America, 51 Harv.L.Rev. 988, 1037 (1938).

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Wood v. Georgiagreen
scotus · 1962 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1977–1977
1 sentence

1977The grand jury requirement is “a primary security to the innocent against hasty, malicious and oppressive persecution; it serves the invaluable function in our society of standing between the accuser and the accused. . . .” Wood v. Georgia, 370 U.S. 375, 390 (1962).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (12)

CaseCitedYears
Sapienza v. Hayashi green
haw · 1976
2 sentences

2018In Sapienza v. Hayashi , for instance, a trial court judge issued an order disqualifying the entire City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor's Office from participating in a grand jury inquiry because the City Prosecutor was a political appointee of the Mayor who was accused of wrongdoing in the underlying matter. 57 Haw. at 291 -92 , 554 P.2d at 1133 -34 .

2018In Sapienza v. Hayashi , for instance, a trial court judge issued an order disqualifying the entire City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor's Office from participating in a grand jury inquiry because the City Prosecutor was a political appointee of the Mayor who was accused of wrongdoing in the underlying matter. 57 Haw. at 291 -92 , 554 P.2d at 1133 -34 .

12018–2018
State v. Kachanian green
hawapp · 1995
2 sentences

2009With respect to the second restraint, the grand jury, in addition to the drug-related offenses, indicted Hicks for Count III resisting arrest, charging in salient part: On or about the 30th day of October 2001, . . . [Hicks] intentionally prevented [Officer Natividad], a peace officer acting under color of his official authority, from effecting an arrest by using or threatening to use physical force against [Officer Natividad] or another, thereby committing the offense of Resisting Arrest, in violation of [Hawaii Revised Statutes] Section 710-1026(1) (a) [.] Thus, the circuit court's findings

2009With respect to the second restraint, the grand jury, in addition to the drug-related offenses, indicted Hicks for Count III resisting arrest, charging in salient part: On or about the 30th day of October 2001, . . . [Hicks] intentionally prevented [Officer Natividad], a peace officer acting under color of his official authority, from effecting an arrest by using or threatening to use physical force against [Officer Natividad] or another, thereby committing the offense of Resisting Arrest, in violation of [Hawaii Revised Statutes] Section 710-1026(1) (a) [.] Thus, the circuit court's findings

12009–2009
State v. Maugaotega green
haw · 2007
2 sentences

2008Because the petit jury must find certain extrinsic elemental facts as a prerequisite to convicting a defendant of the enhanced (i.e., “aggravated”) version of an offense, see Maugaotega II, 115 Hawai'i at 447 , 168 P.3d at 577 , it necessarily follows that, during the grand jury proceeding, the jury should likewise be required to find probable cause with respect to such elemental facts.

2008Because the petit jury must find certain extrinsic elemental facts as a prerequisite to convicting a defendant of the enhanced ( i.e., "aggravated") version of an offense, see Maugaotega II, 115 Hawai`i at 447, 168 P.3d at 577 , it necessarily follows that, during the grand jury proceeding, the jury should likewise be required to find probable cause with respect to such elemental facts.

12008–2008
Harris v. United States red
scotus · 2002
2 sentences

2008See United States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625, 627 , 122 S.Ct. 1781 , 152 L.Ed.2d 860 (2002) (explaining that, "[i]n federal prosecutions," other than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum "must be charged in the indictment" (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 490 , 120 S.Ct. 2348 (quoting Jones, 526 U.S. at 243 n. 6, 119 S.Ct. 1215 ))); Williams v. Haviland, 467 F.3d 527, 533 (6th Cir.2006) ("By explicitly referring to federal prosecutions and distinguishing state prosecutions, Cotton makes clear that Apprendi did not rev

2008See United States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625, 627 , 122 S.Ct. 1781 , 152 L.Ed.2d 860 (2002) (explaining that, "[i]n federal prosecutions," other than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum "must be charged in the indictment" (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 490 , 120 S.Ct. 2348 (quoting Jones, 526 U.S. at 243 n. 6, 119 S.Ct. 1215 ))); Williams v. Haviland, 467 F.3d 527, 533 (6th Cir.2006) ("By explicitly referring to federal prosecutions and distinguishing state prosecutions, Cotton makes clear that Apprendi did not rev

12008–2008
Ring v. Arizona green
scotus · 2002
2 sentences

2008V.)); Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 (declining to address the question whether a defendant in a state prosecution could challenge, under the federal constitution, the absence of aggravating factors in his indictment and noting that "the `due process of law' that the Fourteenth Amendment requires the States to provide to persons accused of crime . . . has not . . . been construed to include" the fifth amendment's grand jury clause); Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 , 597 n. 4, 122 S.Ct. 2428 , 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002) (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 ); Alexand

2008V.)); Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 (declining to address the question whether a defendant in a state prosecution could challenge, under the federal constitution, the absence of aggravating factors in his indictment and noting that "the `due process of law' that the Fourteenth Amendment requires the States to provide to persons accused of crime . . . has not . . . been construed to include" the fifth amendment's grand jury clause); Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 , 597 n. 4, 122 S.Ct. 2428 , 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002) (citing Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 477 n. 3, 120 S.Ct. 2348 ); Alexand

12008–2008
United States v. Sammy G. Daily and Frederik A. Figge green
ca10 · 1991
2 sentences

2008Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n. 5, 586 P.2d 250 , 257 & n. 5 (quoting United States v. Radetsky, 535 F.2d 556, 562 (10th Cir.1976), overruled on other grounds by United States v. Daily, 921 F.2d 994 , 1004 & n. 11 (10th Cir.1990)). .

2008Apao, 59 Haw. at 635 & n. 5, 586 P.2d 250 , 257 & n. 5 (quoting United States v. Radetsky, 535 F.2d 556, 562 (10th Cir.1976), overruled on other grounds by United States v. Daily, 921 F.2d 994 , 1004 & n. 11 (10th Cir. 1990)). [15] Given the Cunningham analysis, extrinsic enhancers effectively become, for constitutional purposes, attendant circumstances of the "aggravated" offense.

12008–2008
State v. Scotland green
haw · 1977
1 sentence

1980In State v. Scotland, supra, 58 Haw. at 478 , the court said: We know of no rule of law that mandates the prosecutor to give to the grand jury an instruction to disregard improper testimony in a case such as the one before us.

11980–1980
State v. Bell green
haw · 1978
2 sentences

1980In State v. Bell, 60 Haw. 241 , 589 P.2d 517 (1978), the Supreme Court of Hawaii stated: We further reject Hisaw’s attempt to construe § 6-703(d) of the Charter of the City and County of Honolulu (as revised) as a valid requirement that the prosecutor must instruct the grand jury regarding possible defenses.

1980In State v. Bell, 60 Haw. 241 , 589 P.2d 517 (1978), the Supreme Court of Hawaii stated: We further reject Hisaw’s attempt to construe § 6-703(d) of the Charter of the City and County of Honolulu (as revised) as a valid requirement that the prosecutor must instruct the grand jury regarding possible defenses.

11980–1980
State v. Joao green
haw · 1971
2 sentences

1978The appellant further argues that officer Ornellas’ testimony at the grand jury hearing biased the grand jury against the appellant, and the court’s ruling in State v. Joao, 53 Haw. 226 , 491 P.2d 1089 (1972), requires that the indictment be dismissed.

1978The appellant further argues that officer Ornellas’ testimony at the grand jury hearing biased the grand jury against the appellant, and the court’s ruling in State v. Joao, 53 Haw. 226 , 491 P.2d 1089 (1972), requires that the indictment be dismissed.

11978–1978
Clifton Ray Jones v. John Taylor and State of North Carolina green
ca4 · 1977
1 sentence

1978The determination as to exact cause of death was reached by the Medical Examiner, who was not called to testify at the grand jury hearing. 5 We recognize that this approach is plainly at variance with the views expressed in both Jones v. Taylor, 547 F.2d 808 , 809 n. 1 (4th Cir. 1977), and Commonwealth v. Comins,-Mass.-, 356 N.E.2d 241, 243 (1976), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 946 (1977), which took the position that an indictment returned solely on the basis of hearsay is not necessarily invalid. 6 See Stone, The Rule of Exclusion of Similar Fact Evidence: America, 51 Harv.L.Rev. 988, 1037 (1938).

11978–1978
Baker v. Marshall green
scotus · 1977
1 sentence

1978The determination as to exact cause of death was reached by the Medical Examiner, who was not called to testify at the grand jury hearing. 5 We recognize that this approach is plainly at variance with the views expressed in both Jones v. Taylor, 547 F.2d 808 , 809 n. 1 (4th Cir. 1977), and Commonwealth v. Comins,-Mass.-, 356 N.E.2d 241, 243 (1976), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 946 (1977), which took the position that an indictment returned solely on the basis of hearsay is not necessarily invalid. 6 See Stone, The Rule of Exclusion of Similar Fact Evidence: America, 51 Harv.L.Rev. 988, 1037 (1938).

11978–1978
State v. Layton green
haw · 1972
2 sentences

1978The grand jury transcript, a copy of which is a part of the record in this case, reveals that Detective Trepte testified, inter alia, to the following matters: (1) When he arrived at the Waikiki Gateway Hotel on the morning of November 26, 1974, he found the body of a partially nude, young woman in the restroom of the hotel launderette, and the woman “was pronounced dead, at the scene”; and (2) “An autopsy was performed on the woman and the cause of death comes back as ‘asphyxia, due to strangulation.’ ” *5 Based upon the testimony of Trepte and of other witnesses, the grand jury indicted appe

1978The grand jury transcript, a copy of which is a part of the record in this case, reveals that Detective Trepte testified, inter alia, to the following matters: (1) When he arrived at the Waikiki Gateway Hotel on the morning of November 26, 1974, he found the body of a partially nude, young woman in the restroom of the hotel launderette, and the woman “was pronounced dead, at the scene”; and (2) “An autopsy was performed on the woman and the cause of death comes back as ‘asphyxia, due to strangulation.’ ” *5 Based upon the testimony of Trepte and of other witnesses, the grand jury indicted appe

11978–1978

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HI § Haw. Rev. Stat. § 707-702 (3)

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