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· 5/28/1997

Coyle v. Compton

Citations

  • 940 P.2d 404
  • 85 Haw. 197
  • 1997 Haw. App. LEXIS 53

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a protective order against abuse by a family or household member pursuant to HRS chapter 586 “appear[s] to impinge upon a person’s fundamental freedom of movement”
  • disallowing witness testimony under HRE Rule 609.1(b) where the witness testimony was introduced to impeach a plaintiff who had not been cross-examined on the subject matter of the testimony
  • freedom of movement is not absolute and may be restricted, without offending constitutional guarantees, by a specifically-tailored abuse prevention order
  • “In a hearing on a petition to enjoin harassment, the district court must find by ‘clear and convincing evidence that harassment exists’ in order to issue an injunction.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Burns, Acoba, Kirimitsu

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