· 10/20/1994
State v. Chow
Citations
- 883 P.2d 663
- 77 Haw. 241
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that denial of affirmative request for allocution does not violate federal Due Process Clause
- holding that denial of affirmative request for allocution does not violate federal Due Process Clause
- recognizing that a defendant’s “right to be heard in criminal proceedings prior to sentencing is constitutionally protected”
- holding allocution \provides offenders the opportunity to contest any disputed factual basis for sentencing and [to] persuade the judge to choose a favored sentence alternatively\
- reading Hill to foreclose any federal due process right not to be denied an affirmative request for allocution
- reading Hill to foreclose any federal due process right not to be denied an affirmative request for allocution
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Judges: Burns, Watanabe, Acoba
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