Hawaii Supreme Court· 3/15/1996

State v. Eastman

Citations

913 P.2d 57
81 Haw. 131
1996 Haw. LEXIS 21

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holding that the default state of mind set forth in HRS § 702-204 applies to the offense of abuse of a family or household member, a violation of HRS § 709-906(1) (Supp.1994
noting that the testimony of a single witness can establish sufficient evidence to support a conviction
stating it was within the trial court's prerogative to believe witness's prior inconsistent statements and to disbelieve that witness's oral testimony in court
\ '[Albsolute or strict liability in the penal law is indefensible in principle if conviction results in the possibility of imprisonment and condemnation.'\
\`[A]bsolute or strict liability in the penal law is indefensible in principle if conviction results in the possibility of imprisonment and condemnation.'\
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Judges: Moon, Klein, Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil

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