Hawaii Supreme Court· 6/13/2001

State v. Aplaca

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25 P.3d 792
96 Haw. 17

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holding that error that “ ‘does not affect the substantial rights’ of a defendant” will be deemed “harmless beyond a reasonable doubt”
holding that the circuit court erred by not submitting the question of the victim’s age and the defendant’s knowledge of the victim’s age to the jury
declaring that plain error review is discretionary and the appellate court will deem harmless beyond a reasonable doubt any error, defect, irregularity, or variance that does not affect defendant's substantial rights
retaining jurisdiction over defendant’s appeal “in the interests of justice,” notwithstanding counsel’s failure to timely file a notice of appeal
\We may recognize plain error when the error committed affects substantial rights of the defen-danl.\ (Citation omitted.)
\We may recognize plain error when the error committed affects substantial rights of the defendant.\ (Citation omitted.)

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Judges: Moon, Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, Kochi

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