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State v. Amorin

Citations

  • 574 P.2d 895
  • 58 Haw. 623
  • 1978 Haw. LEXIS 158

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the trial court had effectively investigated the totality of the circumstances by examining the relevant juror, as well as the foreperson of the jury who had knowledge of the relevant juror's misconduct
  • presuming that trial court’s curative instruction was adhered to by the jury
  • prosecutor's improper comment during closing argument that if acquitted the defendant would \walk the streets\ held to be harmless beyond a reasonable doubt

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Judges: Richardson, Kobayashi, Ogata, Menor, Kidwell

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