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· 2/1/1971

State v. Grahovac

Citations

  • 480 P.2d 148
  • 52 Haw. 527
  • 1971 Haw. LEXIS 117

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that credit for time served should be given from invalid commitment to the now valid sentence
  • portions of vagrancy statute violate state constitutional right against self-incrimination
  • portions of vagrancy statute violate state constitutional right against self-incrimination
  • “It is fundamental that a penal statute clearly define proscribed behavior, for failing this, definitional uncertainty denies an accused ‘due process of law’ guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the Federal Constitution and Article] I, s[ection] 2 of the Constitution of Hawaii.”
  • wandering from place to place without lawful purpose
  • striking down a statute that prohibited “wandering”

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Judges: Richardson, Marumoto, Abe, Levinson, Kobayashi

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