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· 2/13/1979

Opinion No. Oag 10-79, (1979)

Citations

  • 68 Op. Att'y Gen. 23

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  • recognizing that the Hawai‘i Constitution affords “greater free speech protection than its federal counterpart”
  • reviewing probable cause determinations under a de novo standard on appeal
  • no evidence to show defendant willfully failed or refused to comply with lawful order of law enforcement officer
  • no evidence to show defendant willfully failed or refused to comply with lawful order of law enforcement officer
  • “The trial court’s role is limited to determining the facts 25 that were necessarily found in the course of entering the conviction.”
  • The trial court violated defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial when it found a disputed fact about the conduct underlying defendant’s assault conviction that had not been established by virtue of the conviction itself.

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Judges: BRONSON C. La FOLLETTE, Attorney General

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