Asato v. Furtado

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• holding that “conviction for heedless and careless driving bears no relation to a witness’ credibility”
• reviewing admissibility, under precursor to HRE Rule 609, of prior conviction for impeachment purposes for abuse of discretion
• admission of evidence of prior convictions should be limited to those convictions that are relevant to the issue of truth and veracity
• prior criminal conviction was admissible as evidence of negligence in later civil suit arising from same transaction
• filed on September 8, 1970, twenty-four days prior to appellant’s arraignment
• filed on September 8, 1970, twenty-four days prior to appellant's arraignment

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