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· 9/6/2022

Cushnie v. State of Hawai'i – Chief Election Officer

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  • upholding admission of evidence of prior misconduct, as relevant to intent, involving defendant’s punching and hitting victim where charged incident involved defendant’s pouring gasoline on vic- tim and igniting it, resulting in extensive burns
  • court did not abuse discretion in admitting prior uncharged misconduct when uncharged misconduct not as brutal as conduct for which defendant charged

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