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State v. Brighter

Citations

  • 595 P.2d 1072
  • 61 Haw. 99
  • 1979 Haw. LEXIS 136

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  • holding invalid a jury instruction regarding HRS § 712-1251, regarding the state of mind necessary for possession of contraband drugs for personal use
  • holding invalid a jury instruction regarding HRS § 712-1251, regarding the state of mind necessary for possession of contraband drugs, for personal use
  • permissive statutory inference sufficient if government proves “quantities of drugs which are clearly greater than quantities which would be possessed merely for personal use”
  • permissive statutory inference sufficient if government proves \quantities of drugs which are clearly greater than quantities which would be possessed merely for personal use\
  • in order for inference to be rational, government must prove that the quantity of drugs involved is greater than a quantity that would be possessed for personal use
  • in order for inference to be rational, government must prove that the quantity of drugs involved is greater than a quantity that would be possessed for personal use

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Judges: Richardson, Ogata, Menor, Marumoto, Kobayashi, Vacancies

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